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Is Yemen's President Saleh Another Karzai?

SAN'A, Yemen (Jan. 8) -- The United States is ramping up military and financial support to fight al-Qaida in a country whose president is regularly accused of corruption, nepotism, political wheedling and unsavory compromise. No, not Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai, but Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen for more than...

Dangers Build in Arabia's Most Volatile Corner

SANA'A (Nov. 11) - To enforce government rules that keep foreigners from seeing just how close Yemen is to tearing apart at the seams, everyone in this ancient Arabian nation uses a particular hand gesture: Put your open right hand in the crook of your left elbow, then lift the open left hand forty-five degrees from...

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Arab Spring Countries' Statuses In 2012 (PHOTOS)

Tunisians gather at Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis to celebrate the one year anniversary of the revolution, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi) The first Arab country to throw off its ruler, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in January 2011, Tunisia has also had the smoothest transition.

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05/28/12 Yemen army tightens grip on militant-held town Source: KNAU - Flagstaff AZ Yemeni troops tightened their grip on Monday on a southern town largely controlled by an al Qaeda-linked group as they fought to dislodge them in a new U.S.-backed offensive against Islamist militants.
05/28/12 Why a 'Yemen-style' solution may not work in Syria Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada As the killing rages on in Syria, all eyes are turning to Russia as the country best able to rein in the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and effect a so-called Yemen-style solution to the conflict.
05/24/12 Strife in Yemen: Hadi tries harder, against the odds Source: The Economist - Middle East & Africa THE suicide-bomb that was set off on May 21st in the heart of Sana'a, Yemen's capital, by an adherent of a branch of al-Qaeda, killing more than 100 soldiers and injuring several hundred more, epitomised the country's continuing insecurity.
05/24/12 A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring's progress Source: Erie Times-News - Erie PA Elections in October resulted in an interim coalition led by the election-winning Islamist Ennahda Party in a coalition with two liberal parties.
05/23/12 US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites: Clinton Source: Sify Clinton was speaking alongside Adm. Bill McRaven, head of the U.S.