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Yemen stories: 46 news summaries

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Yemen Is
New Haven
for al-Qaeda

Group's numbers likely to see boost from
freed Gitmo inmates

Jan 30, 09 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - As the US prepares to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Yemen presents a problem: Despite government efforts, the country is becoming a safe haven for al-Qaeda operatives, the Economist reports. Rebuffed by anti-terror initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, jihadists have flocked to Yemen, where rugged countryside, weak... More »

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War on Terror • Saudi Arabia • terrorism • Yemen • inmates • al-Qaeda • detainees

Freed Detainee Becomes Al-Qaeda Chief

After Gitmo, suspected in bombing of US embassy in Yemen

Jan 23, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares to close Guantanamo Bay, the story of Said Ali al-Shihri provides a cautionary tale. Released from the prison camp in 2007, the Saudi has become the deputy leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch and is suspected of involvement in the bombing of the US embassy there... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Yemen • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda • Said Ali al-Shihri

 Cable Cut Takes Egypt Offline 

Broken connection off Sicily affect most of country

Dec 20, 08 8:09 AM CST
(AP) - Egypt suffered a large-scale Internet outage after cables in the Mediterranean were cut, the Communications Ministry said yesterday. Three Internet cables were cut off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily yesterday morning, the ministry said. The cause of the cut was not immediately known. Throughout Egypt, the Internet... More »

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Internet • Middle East • India • Sudan • Italy • Egypt • Yemen • Sicily • undersea Internet cables • Internet access

Danish Navy Rescues Drifting Probable Pirates

Somalis had weapons on board; men handed to Yemeni coast guard

Dec 5, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Danish sailors sent to the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy found themselves instead rescuing a group of hungry Somali men in a broken speedboat filled with grenades and AK-47s. The navy ship, which had been patrolling the area as part of an international anti-piracy effort, confiscated the weapons and... More »

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Somalia • Yemen • Denmark • pirates • warship • Gulf of Aden

Pirates Made Big Noise, Few Waves: Cruise Passengers

Passengers say they felt little in danger as ship outran attackers off Somalia

Dec 3, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Sunday’s pirate attack lasted only about 5 minutes, but left an impression on passengers of the M/S Nautica. “We didn’t think they would be cheeky enough to attack a cruise ship,” one New Zealander traveling aboard the luxury liner tells the AP today. “I couldn’... More »

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Somalia • piracy • Yemen • cruise ships • pirates • Gulf of Aden

Bin Laden's Driver Leaves Guantanamo

Convict transferred to Yemen to serve remainder of sentence

Nov 25, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden and one of only two suspected terrorists convicted at Guantanamo Bay, is being transferred to his homeland of Yemen. Hamdan was sentenced in August to just 5 months' detention on top of the 5 years he served at the prison camp,... More »

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Bush administration • Guantanamo Bay • terrorist • Yemen • Guantanamo prisoners • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • al-Qaeda • Guantanamo tribunals

To Close Guantánamo,
US Must Go Through Yemen

Officials reluctant to send prisoners back to unstable nation

Nov 16, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - As the new administration decides how to make good on its promise to close Guantánamo Bay, the little nation of Yemen is proving to be big trouble. US officials began sending detainees to be held in their home countries in 2005, but have kept all 100-odd Yemenis over fears... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Yemen • habeas corpus • Guantanamo prisoners • US Embassy

Smugglers Force 150
Overboard Off Yemen

100 feared dead

Oct 11, 08 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 100 people, mainly Somalis, are missing and feared dead after being forced off a people-smuggling boat near Yemen, Reuters reports. The boat had been carrying 150 passengers when it left Somalia to cross the Gulf of Aden nearly three days ago, said survivors. Some 47 people managed to... More »

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Somalia • Yemen • smuggler

Court Voids
2 Terrorism Convictions

Blow to administration as Yemeni defendants get a new trial

Oct 3, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - An appeals court yesterday overturned the verdicts of two men convicted of terrorist offenses in a case once hailed by the Bush administrations as a major triumph, the New York Times reports. The court ruled that inflammatory and irrelevant testimony prejudiced the trial of a Yemeni cleric and his assistant.... More »

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terrorism • US Appeals court • terrorist • Yemen • overturned verdict

 Yemen Arrests 30 
 in Embassy Attack 

US investigators to help Yemeni authorities

Sep 18, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yemeni police today rounded up 30 people, all suspected of links to al-Qaeda, in response to yesterday's attack on the US embassy that killed 16. The US has pledged to send agents to help local authorities "investigate whether the suspects are linked" to the attack, a security source tells... More »

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suicide bombing • Islamic militants • Yemen • US Embassy

NY Teen Killed in Yemen Attack: Family

18-year-old high school senior had traveled to Yemen to marry

Sep 18, 08 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A newlywed American teen was among the victims of the US embassy attack in Yemen yesterday, Newsday reports. Susan Elbaneh,18, had gone to Yemen last month to marry and was at the embassy to fill out paperwork for her husband, according to her family. Her brother is in Yemeni... More »

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New York • Yemen • US Embassy • terrorist attack

Yemeni Attackers Aimed to Slaughter US Diplomats

Sophisticated plan raises fears of al-Qaeda revival

Sep 18, 08 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Islamic militants who attacked the US embassy in Yemen yesterday planned to massacre all the Americans in the compound, a security source tells Time. The attackers intended to pass a checkpoint disguised as guards and then blow up the gate with a vehicle, clearing the way for a second carload... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack

US: Embassy Attack Bears al-Qaeda 'Hallmarks'

Improved security at diplomatic compound in Yemen blunted terrorists' attempt

Sep 17, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explosions and gunfire outside the US embassy in Yemen earlier today bore "all the hallmarks" of al-Qaeda, says a US official. Gunfire raged for 10 minutes as the assailants—carrying automatic weapons, grenades, and a suicide bomb—failed to enter the embassy grounds. The building’s security upgrades and... More »

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bombing • Yemen • attack • US Embassy • al-Qaeda

 Attack on US Embassy 
 in Yemen Kills 16 

'Multiple casualties' in car bomb blast at gates

Sep 17, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb at the gates of the American embassy in Yemen has caused at least 16 casualties, a US spokesman inside the embassy told AP.  Two car bombs were followed by a gun battle between attackers and guards, said Yemeni officials. Hundreds of heavily armed troops have now... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • terrorist attack

 8 Years On, USS Cole Case Cold 

Stymied by escapes and releases, investigators have gotten nowhere

May 4, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight years after the daring terrorist attack on the USS Cole, the men responsible for the bombing have all either escaped prison or been released—or are in Guantanamo Bay, outside the reach of US courts. Though Bill Clinton promised justice, George Bush took office three months later, and 9/11... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Yemen • extradition • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • USS Cole

 Divorcee, 8,
 Tells of Abuse
 in Yemen 

Girl 'cried so much but no one listened'

Apr 27, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An 8-year-old girl granted a divorce by a Yemeni court last week has described how she ran from "room to room" to escape her 30-year-old husband until he "beat me and then did what he wanted," reports ABC News. "I cried so much, but no one... More »

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divorce • Yemen • arranged marriage • forced marriage • Nojoud Mohammed Nasser

Somali Pirates Free
French Yacht Hostages

No word on whether ransom changed hands

Apr 11, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Somali pirates have freed the crew members of the French yacht they commandeered last week, AFP reports. All 30 hostages, including 22 French nationals, were handed over “without incident” in a deal negotiated by the military, Nicolas Sarkozy said. More »

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Somalia • France • Yemen • pirates • yachts • hostage

Pirates Grab French Yacht
Off Somalia

France joins regional force to save 30
crew members

Apr 4, 08 8:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates overran a French yacht off the coast of Somalia today and took 30 crew members hostage, AFP reports. Vowing a quick end to the hijacking, France has joined a US-led regional force and may use its own "relatively major military resources within this zone," Prime Minister Francois... More »

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Somalia • France • Yemen • pirates • yachts • International Maritime Bureau

Fatah and Hamas Sign Deal, But Feuding Continues

Rival Palestinian factions bicker over control of Gaza

Mar 23, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a second attempt to mend fences, rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas agreed to resume direct talks today to resolve disputes and revive their failed coalition. A Hamas official called the deal “a new beginning and the start of a new stage,” but just hours after signing... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Mecca • Yemen • Palestinians • peace deal

US 'Buried' Tortured Yemeni in Jail for Years: Rights Group

Prisoner finally freed without charge was hung upside down, beaten

Mar 14, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Yemeni man was held by the US in secret prisons for nearly three years and subjected to torture after his capture in Iraq, a human rights group has charged in a condemnation of America's "cruel" defiance of international law. The man, Khaled al-Maqtari, was held in Baghdad's notorious... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • CIA • torture • Abu Ghraib • secret prisons • Amnesty International • Yemen • George W. Bush

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