Yemen: out with the state, in with the chaos
This is what a state in collapse looks like. Zaidi-Shia Houthi militias last week attacked the Yemeni capital Sanaa and took control of government institutions, television stations, senior officers’ homes, and set up checkpoints at key intersections in ...
Qaida Attacks Shiite Rebels in Yemen
An al-Qaida group in Yemen has launched three attacks against Shiite rebels, vowing a tough fight against the insurgents who overran the capital last week, officials and witnesses said Monday. Gunmen from Ansar al-Sharia opened fire on Sunday night at a ...
Al Houthi takeover in Yemen a ‘gift’ for Iran
Dubai: The lightning takeover by Al Houthi rebels of Yemen’s capital this week is a potential boost for Iran against its rival Saudi Arabia, while the US is preoccupied with fighting Islamist militants, analysts said. It is still unclear what the links ...
Saudi Arabia Warns Yemen Conflict Could Threaten International Security
The Saudi Arabian government called for immediate action for regarding the instability in Yemen, as it warned its southern neighbor of "unprecedented challenges" that could pose a threat to global security. During the U.N. General Assembly in New York on ...
Saudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global security
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has said "unprecedented challenges" facing Yemen since Shi'ite Muslim rebels took over the capital could threaten international security, and called for swift action to deal with instability in its southern neighbor.
Should you bet with Kissinger on where the world is heading?
By Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group In his new book, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger argues that “chaos threatens” the world order “side by side with unprecedented interdependence” between nations. He’s right on target. The globalization of the world economy has proceeded alongside ...
YEMEN - SAUDI ARABIA - Sanaa: Shiite suicide bomb attack leaves 15 dead and over 50 injured
The bomber struck a hospital, used as a base of operations by the rebel group, in the town of Majzar, in the province of Maarib, east of the capital. Islamist Ansar al-Sharia militia linked to al Qaeda behind attack. Saudi Arabia says political instability in Yemen poses a global threat.
Defeating terrorism and reclaiming Islam
New Delhi, Sept.29 ( ANI): The world today obsesses with the ISIS possibly for good reasons. But the one that is constantly swept aside is that the Global War on Terror was flawed and selective. Had tackling Al Qaeda and Taliban been not so selective with so-called Pakistan sensitivity in mind, the ...
