Yemen protesters flood capital as talks fail
Sanaa, Yemen - Yemen has moved closer to chaos as talks between the government and Shia Houthi rebels, who have established a growing presence in the capital over the past week, broke down and tens of thousands of people took part in an anti-Houthi march ...
Yemen to partake in Arab Conference for Military Judiciary in Jordan
AMMAN, Aug. 24 (Saba) - Yemen is to participate in the Arab Conference for Military Judiciary to be held on Tuesday in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Over three days, the conference will discuss several papers focused on military judiciary in the Arab States.
Yemen, Japan review future aid trends
SANA'A, Aug. 24 (Saba) - Yemen and Japan reviewed here on Sunday the Japanese current and future aid trends to Yemen. During their meeting, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed al-Saadi reviewed with the Deputy Director of the Middle ...
“Minority Report” and Civil Liberties
Remember the Tom Cruise movie “Minority Report” released in 2002? Sure it seemed liked science fiction at the time. Washington D. C. is virtually crime free in the year 2054 due to the effectiveness of the “Pre-Crime Unit”. This unit arrests and jails individuals before they even commit the crime th ...
Kahve Molası: Kütahya Çini ve Seramiklerinde Kahvenin Serüveni @Pera Müzesi
Pera Müzesi, Suna ve İnan Kıraç Vakfı Kütahya Çini ve Seramikleri Koleksiyonu ile yeni bir tematik sergi hazırladı: Kahve Molası. Kahvenin serüvenini anlattıkları bu mini sergi şimdilik süresiz gibi duruyor, bakalım akıbeti ne olacak. Kahve Molası’nın haberini yazmak ne zamandır aklımdaydı, hem de b ...
N.Y.C. crime is low: But at what cost?
N.Y.C. crime is low: But at what cost? Mr. de Blasio had swept into City Hall as an outspoken critic of the NYPD, railing against its aggressive tactics and their outsized effect on the city’s minorities – which hardly endeared the new mayor to the rank and file of the nation’s largest police force. ...
Difícil un ataque contra el Estado Islámico en Siria debido a lagunas en el servicio de inteligencia de EE UU.
+ Los combatientes rebeldes patrullan las calles armados en un barrio de Damasco que controlan desde el 23 de agosto de 2014. (Rami Al-Sayed / AFP / Getty Images) Según se dice en el Washington Post; una ofensiva estadounidense en Siria contra el grupo islamista radical que decapitó al periodista es ...
Yemen's Shia rebel group refuses to stop rallies
Yemen's Shia rebel group refuses to stop rallies SANAA (Yemen): Yemen's Shia rebel group called for new protests on Sunday after rejecting a draft proposal by a presidential delegation to stop their demonstrations in return for a new government and a review of the country's economic policies. The .. ...
How Humanitarian Aid is Making a Difference [EN/AR]
Country: Yemen, Ethiopia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Yemen's Swap Marriages
‘I’ll marry your sister if you marry mine. And if you divorce my sister, I’ll divorce yours.’ That is Yemen’s ‘Shegar’, or swap marriage, an agreement between two men to marry each other’s sisters, thereby removing the need for expensive dowry payments. But the agreement also entails that if one mar ...
Yemen’s Shiite rebel group refuses to stop rallies
A Yemeni presidential delegation says a Shiite rebel group has refused to stop their anti-government protests. Spokesman Abdel-Malek al-Mikhlafi said Sunday the delegation would head back to the capital, Sanaa, to discuss the situation with the president after the Hawthis rejected their draft propos ...
