Monthly Archives: March 2012
Filipino kidnapper refuses mediation efforts
Three Filipino sailors are still held hostage in the eastern province of Marib by a local kidnapper who declined an initial mediation effort to release the hostages, demanding his son and a couple of men be freed, a close source … Continue reading
Yemen Marib’s power supply saboteurs blame US drone strikes
By Saeed Ali al-Yousifi Yemen Observer Marib, March 25- The local Marib province electricity-attacking network say they feel ashamed when the Shabwani family is mentioned in the media, but they have their own grievances as electricity passes through areas denied … Continue reading
Militants kill over 100 troops, slay dozens of captives
Around 70 Yemeni troops, who were held captive, were killed on Tuesday by al-Qaeda militants who had overrun a military base earlier, killing around 129, according to officials and residents. Residents in the Ja’ar area, the militant’s main stronghold to … Continue reading
Reporting from Yemen - Journalist Shuaib Almosawa 