Author Archives: Shuaib Almosawa
Yemen president shuts down local TV channel over coverage of protest
Yemen President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi made a brazen move on June 11 when his forces stormed studio of al-Yemen al-Youm TV channel and confiscated all equipment, shutting down its coverage. Al-Yemen al-Youm, one of the most popular local TV … Continue reading
Update-2: Quick review of Yemen cabinet change
Update on affiliations of two of the nominees (Ahmed Ubaid alFadhli and Hussam alSharjabi) can be below in Bold. President Abdu Rabu Mansoor Hadi made a change in his controversial government today after popular outrage over lack of basic services( including but … Continue reading
Update-1: Quick review of Yemen cabinet change
– Update on affiliation on one of the nominee can be seen in about the tenth paragraph, highlighted in bold. President Abdu Rabu Mansoor Hadi made a change in his controversial government today after popular outrage over lack of basic … Continue reading
Quick review of Yemen cabinet change
President Abdu Rabu Mansoor Hadi made a change in his controversial government today after popular outrage over lack of basic services( including but not limited to fuel, electricity, water) have reached its peak in capital Sana’a. Based on a press … Continue reading
What it took Martha Gellhorn Prize winner to cover the troubled region of Yemen
What readers of the good news coming last night from Martha Gellhorn Prize are not aware of what it took journalist Iona Craig to win such a prestigious prize. It was kind of her to give me a credit for … Continue reading
Official: Four ‘northerners’ killed in ongoing violence South Yemen
Four people were killed in South Yemen and clashes between government officials and locals have erupted in more than one place. Based on a security officer at the Ministry of Interior, a number of violent events occurred in a couple … Continue reading
US drone strike kills 12 Yemeni people official said to be al-Qaeda
A US drone strike hit at least 12 people a local official said they were al-Qaeda members including ‘two operatives’ in a southeast province of Yemen this evening. The local official in al-Baitha’a province said that a US drone hit … Continue reading
US Drone strike kills three people Yemeni locals said to be ‘militants’
A US drone strike killed Monday afternoon three people local officials believed they were al-Qaeda members but didn’t identify any. The drone strike hit the “suspects’” car in Qatn district of Hadramout, Yemen’s largest province where militants that government say … Continue reading
Initial results of Yemen campaign against bearing arms
Initial results of Govt. campaign against bearing arms showed that over thirty AK-47 and about 12 guns have been confiscated at checkpoints around the capital Sana’a in the last two days. The Supreme Security Committee (SSC) had agreed on this … Continue reading
Quick look at AQAP recent statement
Al-Qaeda offshoot in Yemen, know as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a statement earlier today to deny its role in a recent public bombing that generated a public outrage against the militant group. Two impoverished explosive devices (IED) … Continue reading
Suspected al-Qaeda members ambush military near gas facilities
Suspected al-Qaeda members killed six Yemeni soldiers and a civilian near gas facilities east Yemen, said a security official. The suspected al-Qaeda members ambushed a military checkpoint on Sunday early morning in Rathoom area of Shabwa province by launching a … Continue reading
Official: Drone strike kills three Qaeda in Yemen, including Zawahiri’s close man
A drone strike killed three suspected al-Qaeda members including a leading figure in late afternoon east Yemen, a security official said. The drone strike attacked a car carrying three members of al-Qaeda in Hadramout province, the security official said, requesting … Continue reading
Update 1: Security official: Drone strikes kill AQAP suspects east Yemen
Update: Government confirmation- see last paragraph Three suspected al-Qaeda members were killed midnight when drone strikes targeted their cars in two different locations east Yemen, said a security official. The US drone launched three strikes at two cars carrying the … Continue reading
Security official: Drone strikes kill AQAP suspects east Yemen
Three suspected al-Qaeda members were killed midnight when drone strikes targeted their cars in two different locations east Yemen, said a security official. The US drone launched three strikes at two cars carrying the suspects in Marib province, 173 to … Continue reading
Official: Drone kills al-Qaeda suspects said to reinforce colleagues in Marib
A dozen of al-Qaeda suspects were killed two hours ago in south Yemen when US drones fired multiple strikes against two cars believed to have been carrying al-Qaeda suspects in Shabwa province, said a security officer in Shabwa . The … Continue reading
Yemenis opinion on spotting the surveillance plane & use of drone in Yemen
This opinion poll shows Yemenis opinion in particular about the surveillance plane spotting yesterday morning and also the use of drones inside Yemen in general. When interviewing a random selection of Yemenis this evening in Capital Sana’a, here are key issues to keep in mind. Most … Continue reading
On kidnapped Dutch couple and ‘remnants of the regime’
After video plea of kidnapped Dutch couple was released two weeks ago, we have heard many sloppy accounts of their release and whereabouts. The recent one, carried out by Almasdar Online, claimed that Judith Spiegel and her Husband (I wonder why … Continue reading
Yemen Saleh continues to snake-dancing game
Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh changed his profile photo with a portrait of him wearing traditional Tuza, a dagger similar to Jambiya yet worn mainly by judges and dignitaries during the Imamate period. The portrait reinforced fear of his … Continue reading
Dozens injured and two killed in land dispute
Dozens were injured and few were killed in an exchange of fire this Friday afternoon between armed groups in Hadda area over a land dispute. Eyewitnesses in Faj Attan area said that armed tribesmen of Sheikh Ju’abul Toaiman from Marib … Continue reading
Houthis resume participation in Yemen dialogue after demands met
The Houthi group’s delegates to the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) resumed today a their participation that was postponed last Sunday over security crackdown on a protest march in the capital. Around five hundreds of protesters, led by the Shiite Houthi … Continue reading
Reporting from Yemen - Journalist Shuaib Almosawa 