2 bombers kill 25 including 15 students in Yemen
Yemen has been gripped by a power struggle between President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the Houthis, who have allied with his predecessor, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. On Tuesday, Saleh loyalists, who form the majority of parliament, .
Houthis enter al-Qaeda stronghold in central Yemen
The Houthis moved into al-Manasseh area in al-Bayda province under cover from Katyusha rocket fire from the Yemeni army and presidential guard.. Houthi officials made no comment but groups television station said Houthi fighters and their allies have reached the home of the leader of the criminal gangs in al-Manasseh, referring to Ansar al-Sharia... YPG ��� YPJ Command Statement, 10.30.14 �� Assads warnings start to ring true in Turkey �� Thanks Jews!
Eye on Iran: Obama Urges Iran to Seize Historic Opportunity.
A statement from Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz, issued a day before Iranian President Hassan Rouhani - the architect of Tehrans nuclear diplomacy - was to address the U.N. General Assembly, said the implosion tests at. solutions to essentially repackage the plan, keeping Irans enrichment capacity at the level at which it is currently operating, about 9,000 IR-1 centrifuges, which is not acceptable to the United States or the P5+1, the former official said.
Kahlon officially registers new Kulanu party
The name Kulanu, which means ���all of us��� in Hebrew, came from a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who when Kahlon was in the Likud, called upon his partys politicians to be ���Kahlons.��� The partys candidates will declare ���We are all .
Qaeda insurgents kill 18 Houthis as Yemen sectarian conflict spreads
SANAA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-affiliated Sunni Muslim insurgents killed 18 Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels and seized an important city in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Monday, in a spread of sectarian conflict as central government authority.
US Secret Service too insular, needs outside leader, more agents: review
An executive summary of the highly classified review revealed deep problems at the top of the Secret Service, which is charged with guarding the U.S. president and other senior government officials. The panel heard. The agencys training regimen is.
Putin waging information war in Ukraine worthy of. - Reuters
Then U.S. General Philip Breedlove, NATOs top commander in Europe, confirmed those claims, saying ���there is no question anymore about Russias direct military involvement in Ukraine.��� His remarks were summarily. The volleys of accusations and counter-accusations over Ukraine started in February, when protesters in Kiev chased President Viktor Yanukovich from office and Russia grabbed Crimea in the ensuing power vacuum. A casual outside observer��.
Brian Whitakers blog, October 2009 - Al-Bab
The Tunisian election campaign (parliamentary and presidential) has got under way in customary fashion... A military statement quoted by Reuters said the rebels ���infiltrated (areas) between military barracks and security posts in Saada province on Thursday evening and were stopped with ���painful and heavy blows���.. A UN employee was injured on Thursday when a relief convoy was attacked by Houthi rebels in Jawf province, the official Yemeni news agency
David Cameron warns Vladimir Putin that Ukraine crisis is
Mr Cameron said: This was a meeting with a very clear and firm set of messages, which is that there is an opportunity for a successful, peaceful and stable Ukraine especially now theres been a presidential election. But the status. it needs to change. Mr Cameron warned Mr Putin the current situation in Ukraine is not acceptable [REUTERS].. Flight QZ8501 rose abnormally quickly before disappearing, officials say. Yemen president shiite Houthi rebels coup��.
U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson says Haiti cursed. - Reuters
Controversial U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson said on Wednesday that earth-quake devastated Haiti was cursed because of a past pact that the islands inhabitants had made with the devil.. I am one in praying that God will show Himself as Jehovah at this hour, and show mercy upon the people of Haiti; and I will encourage the Haitians to look back, if ever, to their past; If they found the statement��� true, then let us renounce this pact made by the generations past;��.
Peace and Security Report 09/26/2014 - Peace and.
Campaigners hailed today as a historic moment and said that the first 50 states to ratify had shown political leadership and strength in ensuring the treaty will enter into force on December 24, 2014 - only 18 months since it first opened for... of the rebel group into high-level positions; however, the Houthi have not halted their advances, seizing the defense ministry, central bank, and a military base, as well as raiding the homes of key Yemeni government officials.
The List of US Citizens Targeted for Killing (or Capture.
Although he was not the focus of the strike and was not killed, he has since been added to a shortlist of U.S. citizens specifically targeted for killing or capture by the JSOC, military officials said.. The far-reaching U.S. role could prove politically challenging for Yemens president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who must balance his desire for American support against the possibility of a backlash by tribal, political and religious groups whose members resent what they see as��.
Your World This Week: 19 September 2014 | Cii Broadcasting
Treasury said in a statement that ���Eskom will be raising additional debt in the region of R50 billion ($4.5 billion), over and above its original plan of 200 billion rand,���. The Treasury was referring to an.. White House officials said that President Barack Obama would unveil the plan, which includes building of treatment centres, training of thousands of healthcare workers and establishment of a military control centre for coordination. Obama has faced criticism for not��.
Houthi official says Yemen presidential statement acceptable
SANAA (Reuters) - A senior official of Yemens Houthi movement said on Thursday that a statement by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi aimed at defusing a political crisis was acceptable because it confirmed the terms of a power-sharing agreement .
Terrorist Bombing Rocks Yemens Sanaa,At least 63 killed
Updated at 12:41 pm (GMT+3): At least 43 people were killed on Thursday in a suicide attack apparently targeting a Houthi checkpoint in the center of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses including a Reuters reporter said. In another attack in southeastern. In the Hadramawt province of southeast Yemen, a military official said 20 soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing at an army post on the western outskirts of the city of Mukalla. A tank and two army vehicles��.
Yemens Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold
SANAA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Yemens new Shiite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, raising the possibility of clashes between the politically ascendant Houthi movement and the hardline Sunni Muslims of the.
US says will abide by Mine Ban Treaty except on Korean Peninsula
Outside of the unique circumstances of the Korean Peninsula, where we have a longstanding commitment to the defense of our ally South Korea, the United States will not use anti-personnel landmines, President Barack Obama told an audience at the.
INSIGHT-Houthi expansion puts Yemen on edge of civil war
Supporters of Yemens former President Ali Abdullah Saleh hold up their weapons as they demonstrate to show their support for him in Sanaa November 7, 2014.. The Houthis, officially known as Ansarullah, deny any such goal.. and Gulf Arab.
Yemens Al-Qaeda denounces barbaric beheadings
A man, who purportedly is a member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the militant networks Yemen arm, speaks in this still image taken from video purportedly published by AQAP. (Reuters) .
Yemens Houthis reject government move to quell protests
(corrects name of Houthi official in paragraph 8). SANAA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Yemens president dismissed his government on Tuesday, proposed a national unity administration and suggested reinstating fuel subsidies, government sources said, in moves.
War on Terror Escalates in Yemen | Battle of the Bilge
President Obama said that the U.S. ���Failed to connect the dots��� and that ���We dodged a bullet but just barely. It was averted by brave individuals, not because the system worked and that is not acceptable.��� The incident, in��.
In Putins mind, Ukraine is not a nation - Reuters
Reuters Editor-at-Large Sir Harold Evans moderated a panel of experts searching for answers to that question at a Newsmaker event hosted at the companys Times Square offices in New York on Oct. 14.. Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov, Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen and Roger Altman, who served in the Treasury Department under presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and is currently chairman of investment advisory firm Evercore.
Is this the end of the Iran status quo? - Reuters
Without Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, the West is more amenable to negotiations.. At the talks last week, American and Iranian officials met for an hour, Iran ran through a PowerPoint presentation about its proposed solution to the stand-off, and Iran and the West issued a joint statement praising the ���positive atmosphere��� of the get-together.. On top of that, Iran wants to hold on to the right to enrich uranium; the Americans say thats not acceptable.
US asks UN to blacklist ex-Yemen president, rebel leaders
UNITED NATIONS - The United States has asked for targeted UN sanctions to be imposed on Yemens former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and two Houthi rebel leaders for threatening the peace and stability of Yemen and obstructing the political process.
Iran News Latest Real-Time Updates - NewsBlogged
SANAA, Yemen (AP) ��� Shiite rebels holding Yemens president captive in his home reached a deal with the U.S.-backed leader Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears that a key ally in the battle. In a statement issued in the evening, Hadi said the Shiite Muslim group had a right to serve in posts in all state institutions, and a draft constitution that has been a source of disagreement between him and the Houthis was open to amendment.
Liberman trying to prove his centrist cred
Last week, Yesh Atids former welfare minister Meir Cohen said the Yisrael Beytenu leader was negotiating a joint list with Yair Lapid and Moshe Kahlons Kulanu party, a rumor that Liberman and Kahlons camps denied, but served the purpose of painting.
���Earth to Ban Ki-moon��� or how a deal was sealed. - Reuters
For South Africa it was simply ���not acceptable.���. U.S. President Barack Obama said the outcome was an ���important breakthrough���, but noted that it was only one step on the road towards the emissions cuts needed. The head of Chinas. ���He is talking from Mars,��� said the Sudanese envoy, who currently chairs the Group of 77 club of developing nations at the U.N. But Ban is not in outer space, several U.N. officials insisted on condition of anonymity. Ban did not see��.
As Yemen changes, Russias position stays the same
Before Vladimir Putin met with Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in April 2013, the last meeting was a 2009 conversation between Putins and Hadis predecessors, Dmitry Medvedev and Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Putin previously met. And it is why the.
Another victory for Iran ��� Fewer sanctions, more time
Right track? Wrong track? The November 24, 2014 deadline has come and gone. As in the once very popular game of Monopoly, Iran drew another get out of jail free card and the right to return to Go - to go ahead with seven more months of continuing .
What the Media Gets Wrong About Israel
Some say inflations and omissions are the inevitable results of an honest attempt to cover events in a challenging and occasionally dangerous reporting environment, which is what I initially believed myself. A few years on the. Why should we (as.
Yemen falls to Iran backed Islamists. Two reports here.
Following a month of protests against Yemens central government, Houthi militants last week gained control of key government buildings in Sanaa and looted the homes of top government officials. Members of. You will see your bodies scattered and your heads flying, al-Qaida said in a statement, addressing the Houthis. The U.S.-backed president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is largely helpless, struggling to form a new government to meet the Houthis demands.
Fighting shakes Yemen capital as Houthis accused of coup
SANAA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Yemens powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, plunging the fragile Arab state deeper into turmoil and drawing accusations that the militia fighters.