1. The Obama Administration "absolutely" intends to keep sendingGuantanamo prisoners to Yemen. It "has faith in Yemen to handle the situation."2. The Obama Adminstration is closing the US embassy in Yemen. It "painted a picture of robust and
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It’s the ideas having consequences, you unintelligent person, you Tom Smith
(We don't use the s-t-u-p-i-d word in my household, it somehow having got on the list with the f-word as a bad word not to be used. Long story) As readers of this blog know, I consider it my duty…
Somali Migrants Killed Off the Cost of Yemen
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Moral Damages Awarded in International Arbitration
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Yemeni Newspaper Editor Sentenced To Six Years For Participating In Rebellion Against Government
A Yemeni court has sentenced a journalist to six years in prison for participating in rebellion against the government. Abdel Karim al-Khaywani, editor of the newspaper al-Shura, was found guilty of “carrying images of the fighting in Saada and statements…
Yemeni Newspaper Editor May Face Death Penalty
Muhammad al-Asadi, the editor of the newspaper Yemen Observer, which republished the controversial Danish cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammed, is facing criminal charges over the publication. The newspaper has lost its license to publish, and prosecutors are attempting to invoke…