About Yemeni Diplomacy in Washington!
Almost no one outside the Beltway has ever heard of Yemeni Ambassador Abdulwahab Abdulla Al-Hajjri, since the 12-year veteran of the diplomatic corps has always been more inclined to work...
What do Yemenis need from the London Conference?
The expected conference on Yemen which is scheduled to be held on January 28th on London should convince Yemenis that they can live as peaceful and civilized nation in the...
High level meeting in London a real opportunity for Yemen
On 30 November 1967, British forces left Aden after 130 years for the last time. That date marked the end of Britain’s colonial relationship with Yemen, and we have no...
Ukraine: two cheers for democracy
Tymoshenko, Yushchenko, and Yanukovych were once called the “eternal triangle”of Ukrainian politics, but eternity is not what it used to be. One side of the triangle has disappeared....
Yemeni Voice : Local Opinion
Recently, International Volunteer Day was celebrated world-wide. Many young Yemenis volunteered in different parts of the country....
Nuclear poker with Iran
On New Year's Day, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki issued an ultimatum to the West: Accept a swap of part of our 2 ton stockpile of low-enriched uranium for your...
Not enough latex gloves?
It is the duty of all public officials to “do something” whenever a new threat appears, even if there is nothing sensible to be done. If they don’t make a...
Panorama 2009 Part II
This second part of the 2009 recap shows the considerable number of drastic events that took place along the year. However, the most important events included the break out of...
2009 Year-ender
The year 2009 was most notable for the three bad things that didn’t happen. Firstly, the financial melt-down of late 2008 did not plunge us all into a 1930s-style depression,...
Yemen In 2010
Throughout the year, many events captured the attention of the world’s media, making headlines periodically during 2009....