US removes diplomats from Yemen amid clashes
The U.S. government has ordered a temporary reduction in the number of its personnel in Yemen due to ongoing clashes between the army and Houthi militants. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in statement released Thursday: "Today the ...
Yemen's 'unpredictable security situation' prompts U.S. embassy to reduce staffing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of State announced Thursday that it will withdraw some of its staff from its embassy in Sanaa. The temporary reduction was ordered "in response to recent political developments and the changing ...
Watchdog says Yemen Shiite rebels harassing journalists
Sanaa (AFP) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders on Thursday accused Shiite Huthi rebels who have taken near-total control of the Yemeni capital of harassing journalists. The rebels went on the offensive earlier this month and spilled into Sanaa from ...
Yemen, Turkey discuss cooperation in higher education area
SANA’A, Sep.25(Saba)- Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Hisham Sharaf discussed on Thursday with Turkish Ambassador to Yemen Fazli Çorman the cooperation between the two countries in the higher education area. The meeting touched on ...
US Evacuates Some Embassy Staff From One of Obama’s Terrorism Success Stories
Some US personnel are bugging out of Yemen. The State Department on Thursday ordered some of its diplomats and other government workers at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country because of deteriorating security amid unrest and sectarian clashes that have left Shiite rebels in control of the ...
U.S. at War: Airstrikes have begun in Syria
John Price (Ambassador to Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros, 2002-2005) Cross-posted from Ambassador Price’s September 25, 2015 blog post. _____ Fighting between tribal and religious factions is not new. Rulers and dictators have come and gone through history. In the 12th century Sultan Saladin’s Mu ...
