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Deal for Yemeni president to step down unlikely to hold
James Traub, columnist for ForeignPolicy.com and contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine
Tags: James Traub , Foreign Policy , ForeignPolicy.com , New York Times magazine , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Gulf Cooperation Council , Saudi Arabia
Anti-this, pro-that, all convene at White House
What do Yemeni violence, Bahrain's monarchy and genetically modified foods have in common?
Tags: protest , White House , Bahrain , Syria , Libya , Genetically Modified foods
Situation growing dire for Yemeni president
Juan Zarate, senior national security analyst for CBS News
Tags: Juan Zarate , CBS News , Ali Abdullah Saleh ,
Yemen explosives discovery likely to impact cargo screening
Homeland Security Today's David Silverberg discussed how the Yemen explosives discovery will impact a cargo screening mandate.
Tags: Homeland Security Today , David Silverberg , intelligence , Congress , Dorobek Insider
Couple Released in Yemen
Sources in Yemen say the U.S. couple that was kidnapped and then released were let go thanks to tribal mediation and pressure by Yemeni security forces. The Americans, who are in their thirties were kidnapped while they were on their way from Sana'a to Manakhah and were staying at Burj al-Salam Hotel in Sana'a. They live and work in Dubai, and were visiting Yemen for the weekend. According to the Yemen Observer, their trip was organized by Easy Travel Co. The kidnappers, had been demanding that the Yemeni government release a family member from prison in Sana'a.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green
Awlaki to Remain in Yemen in Captured
A Yemeni government official says they will not extradite radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to the U.S. if he is captured. According to Kuwati's Kuwait Al-Dar Online newspaper, Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi says Awlaki is wanted for interrogation by the Yemeni government because of his connection to Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan and the Underwear Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Yemen refuses to extradite its citizen to other countries.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , Anwar al-Awlaki , Kuwait , Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi , J.J. Green
State making a yeoman effort in Yemen
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen is open again, two days after it closed because of a terrorist threat considered imminent. The embassy says Yemen has now "addressed a specific area of concern" related to the threat.
Tags: State , Aron Heller
