Yemen clashes kill nearly 40 as UN envoy presses rebel talks
Sanaa: Fighting between Shiite rebels and Sunni Islamists backed by troops killed nearly 40 people outside Sanaa on Thursday, as the UN envoy huddled in the rebel stronghold to try to end Yemen's political crisis. Fighting raged between the rebels, known ...
Yemen’s Houthi Shiite Rebels Battle Sunni Rivals
Yemen’s Houthi Shiite rebels Thursday battled Sunni rivals inside the capital Sana’a, escalating tensions in the Arabian Peninsula country, local media reported. The Houthis fought pitched battles against the Islah Sunni insurgents in the area of the ...
Armed Shi'ite rebels push into Yemen's capital
After weeks of fighting and protests armed Shi'ite rebels push into Yemen's capital Sanaa after clashing with the army on the outskirts of the city. Residents say Shi'ite Houthi gunmen are now advancing along a major route into the western edge of the city. TL
Lunar Eclipse UAE, Saudi Arabia - October 8-10-2014 - Total Moon Eclipse Not Visible - Gulf, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Dubai
Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014 (Wednesday) is N ot Visible in Persian Gulf region including United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Oman, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Bahrain, Qatar Gulf Cities including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Mecca, Istanbul, Ankara Adan, S ...
Who Is Who in the Middle East, a Simple Program of the Players
Imagine that you're the president, and you have to respond to the terrorist threat of the Islamic State (ISIS) mob operating in Syria and Iraq right now. ISIS is an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. What basic information do you need to make educated decisions? Some simple background info ...
Army, Houthis reach truce in Yemen
A truce deal has been inked between Yemen’s Houthi fighters and the army in an effort to end two months of deadly clashes in the northeastern province of al-Jouf. The news of the ceasefire came on Thursday while the UN envoy is Yemen’s Saada to meet the leader of revolutionaries. A spokesman for Yem ...
The Curious, Stressful Life of a US Military Drone Pilot
In a hangar at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, a 23-year-old soldier named Matthew stands in front of a plane hes flown dozens, perhaps hundreds of times over Afghanistan, Iraq, perhaps Yemen or the Philippines, even parts of Europe. Except, hes never physically been over any of those pl ...
Handpicked Kindle Books for Sep 18 Judged by Their Covers
Today’s Picks – Best Free Kindle eBooks – Grab Bag Thursday Here are our free eBook picks for Thursday, September 18. Today we’re featuring free books from a variety of genres. Enjoy! (Click the images to get the books). Note: BOOKS MAY NOT BE FREE by the time you see this. Check the price carefully ...
Obama va a la guerra (I)
Ángel Guerra Cabrera La solemne declaración de guerra del presidente de Estados Unidos Barak Obama contra el llamado Estado Islámico (EI), además de patética, es una evidencia cristalina del cinismo cada vez mayor de la elite política de “Occidente”. El comandante en jefe de la primera potencia mili ...
