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Tens of Thousands March Against Yemen's President

SANAA, Yemen -- Tens of thousands of protesters Thursday staged unprecedented demonstrations against Yemen's autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in battling Islamic militants, as unrest inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia spread further in the Arab world. The West is particularly concerned about instability in...

Judge Throws Out Suit Against Targeted Killing

(Dec. 7) -- A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit that aimed to halt the United States from trying to assassinate Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen and Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating terror attacks from Yemen. U.S. District Court Judge John Bates said he had no authority to rule on the targeted killings of U.S....

Terrorist Magazine Pushes Bombs as 'Good Bargain'

(Nov. 22) -- A new edition of a magazine purportedly published by the Yemen-based arm of al-Qaida mocks the latest Western aviation security measures and encourages followers to use cheap methods of attack -- such as bombs found last month on cargo planes -- to inflict maximum economic damage on the U.S. and its...

Somalia Tops Global Terrorism Risk Index; US Ranks 33rd

(Nov. 15) -- Here is one list you don't want your country topping. The Terrorism Risk Index, published by the British risk advisory firm Maplecroft, draws on data from June 2009 to June 2010 to evaluate terrorist attacks in 196 countries based on frequency and intensity. Somalia is the country most at risk of a terrorist...

Suspect in UK Plots Is Linked to Cargo Bomb Terrorists

LONDON (Nov. 3) -- A member of the terrorist group blamed for last week's failed cargo bomb plot was arrested in England earlier this year on suspicion of planning attacks in Britain, a top official revealed today. Although the arrest of that suspect -- identified by the Daily Mail as a former British Airways computer...

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The game, due in 2011, will feature Drake and partner Sully on a hunt for a lost city, a journey that leads them to the Arabian Peninsula and Rub' al Khali Desert.

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08/02/11 U.S. says Yemen's Saleh should step aside 'immediately' Source: The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA The return of Saleh, 68, who has held power since 1978, could lead to further bloodshed, something the Obama administration is anxious to avoid.
05/07/11 US drone targeted Al Qaida's Al Awlaki in Yemen Source: Gulf News The US drone aircraft attack that killed two mid-level Al Qaida militants in Yemen on Thursday was targeting the leader of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, a US-born radical known for encouraging attacks on the United States, US media reported.

Background on al qaida in the arabian peninsula

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (, Al-Qaida fi Jazirat al-'Arab) (AQAP) is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

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