In ancient times, what is now Yemen was given the name Arabia Felix — or “Happy Arabia” — by the Romans. But in modern times,…
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In gangster movies, a classic scene is for a mafia boss to greet someone warmly with his right hand, then wink to one of his…
Yemen’s current president — formerly the quiet, powerless vice president — took office more than eight months ago, yet until recently those walking near his…
On Monday in Yemen’s eastern province of Hadramout, a bomb exploded outside a gathering of southern Yemeni leaders. The detonation was premature and there were no…
Perhaps most of Yemen’s problems, if properly addressed, could be resolved within a short or medium timeframe — that is, except for the issue of…
Yemen’s old history books speak of the fifth century King al-Tuba al-Yamani who, in the final seconds of his life, gives his heir some tips…
Few in Yemen can remember the last external war their country’s national army fought. For the record, the last time Yemeni troops aimed their artillery…
Pessimists think of Yemen as the new Afghanistan or Somalia, while the optimists’ tend to see it as the new Egypt, or better yet, Tunisia….
If you find yourself at the head of a public, or even a private institution in Yemen today, you are most likely having a hard…
Yemenis, from the deposed dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh to the angry street protesters, can all agree on one thing: Their country’s women have amazed the…
