One of Yemen’s worst and most common political habits is forming commissions. As soon as some issue or problem emerges, the president or prime minister rushes to…
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The armed conflict in Yemen pitting armed Houthi groups against al-Qaeda-supported Salafists reached the outskirts of Sanaa during the last two weeks. This ominous development…
With their apparently indiscriminate attacks, Americans have become the PR firm for a terrorist group, writes Farea Al Muslimi. On December 5, Yemenis woke to…
On Oct. 12, 15,000 members of the presidential guard, special security and intelligence forces spread throughout the capital city of Sanaa to secure the road…
Rain still dictates the mood, state of mind and psychological feelings of the residents of Yemen’s mountainous Wasab region, 200 kilometers [124 miles] south of…
I have encountered two separate Yemens this past week: the one portrayed in Western media outlets and the other reality of living in Sana’a. One…
Instead of first experiencing America through a school or a hospital, most people in Wessab first experienced America through the terror of a drone strike….
If you live in Yemen, the golden rule is to expect anything any time. That, however, does not include expecting your hometown village — one…
SANAA — “Thawra” (revolution) has been on the tongues of Yemenis for the past two years, but revolutionary changes tend to move at a glacial…
Yemen is not just a land of many problems — its sky has problems too. The receding annual rainfall from the clouds above has made…
