Yemen-Based Al Qaeda's Rising Influence
30 October 2010 10:14
...and Hasan (right) In April an al Qaeda suicide bomber almost succeeded in assassinating Tim Torlott, Britain's ambassador to Yemen and earlier this month, terrorists targeted Fiona Gibb, the deputy chief of the British embassy in the capital Sana'a. The US...
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Obama Urges Yemen To Boost Air Cargo Security
3 November 2010 12:05
...parcel bomb alert. The printer and other items found in Dubai in a package from Yemen "The president emphasised the need for Yemen to help reinforce confidence... through strengthening of security measures," the White House said after a call between Mr Obama...
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Yemen A Growing Threat, Says Forces Chief
2 November 2010 03:08
...as it has done in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda would win the war if American troops came to Yemen." Mr Hassan said the solution in Yemen was development investment - pumping money into Yemen to get the population on side. The southern Arabian country is seen as an...
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'Yemen Is Fertile Breeding Ground For Terror'
1 November 2010 06:48
...is strong in Yemen where people are generally very poor and more than 50% of the population is aged under 18. Mr Kiley went on: "Yemen is a centrifugal state with a Shia uprising in the north and a secessionist movement in the south. "These pre-existing conditions...
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Yemen, Iran subject of Gates' talks in UAE
9 December 2010 01:06
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – After two days on the warfront in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was turning his attention Thursday to countries where the U.S. is looking to avoid full-blown conflict — Iran and Yemen. During a meeting
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Yemen Seeks Greater Aid to Expand Antiterror Fight
5 December 2010 08:51
By Margaret Coker MANAMA, Bahrain—Yemen is seeking greater international assistance to fund and train more of its law-enforcement organizations to help it battle al Qaeda and other security problems, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi said.Since
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Living in the shadow of al-Qa'ida
28 November 2010 01:22
WE now know Yemen was the starting point for the two explosive devices discovered last month inside print cartridges in cargo for the US. Several governments have announced a ban on passenger and cargo flights from Yemen. Australia doesn't get any
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Yemen Picture Gallery
14 October 2010 10:59
Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement wave flags of former South Yemen and flash the victory sign during a rally in the town of Radfan in the southern Lahj province on October 14, 2010 marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement wave flags of former South Yemen and flash the victory sign during a rally in the town of Radfan in the southern Lahj province on October 14, 2010 marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movemen, waving flags (L) of former South Yemen and an anti-terror banner, protest in the southern Lahj province on September 23, 2010 ahead of a key meeting of the 'Friends of Yemen' donors group in New York. Arabic writing on banner reads: 'We condemn terrorism in all its forms all over the world'.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement wave flags of former South Yemen during a rally in the town of Radfan in the southern Lahj province on October 14, 2010 marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, waving flags (front) of former South Yemen and anti-North placards, demonstrate in the southern Lahj province on September 23, 2010 ahead of a key meeting of the 'Friends of Yemen' donors group in New York.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement wave flags of former South Yemen during a rally in the Lahj province on October 14, 2010 marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement wave flags of former southern Yemen in Daleh, 280 kms south of Sanaa, on October 14, 2010 during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, flashing the V-sign for victory atop a van covered by a huge flag of former South Yemen, protest on September 23, 2010 ahead of a key meeting of the 'Friends of Yemen' donors group in New York in the southern Lahj province.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: A group of people arrive at the Cabinet Office where a Cobra meeting concerning the Yemen bomb threat is taking place on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, holding up a portrait of former southern leader Ali Salem al-Beidh, protest in the town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the capital Sanaa, on September 23, 2010 ahead of a key meeting of the 'Friends of Yemen' donors group in New York.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Two men arrive at the Cabinet Office where a Cobra meeting concerning the Yemen bomb threat is taking place on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: A group of men leave the Cabinet Office following a Cobra meeting concerning the Yemen bomb threat on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: A woman arrives at the Cabinet Office where a Cobra meeting concerning the Yemen bomb threat is taking place on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, waving flags of former southern Yemen, walk in the funeral procession of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010 after their bodies were handed over by the authorities, in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: A group of men leave the Cabinet Office following a Cobra meeting concerning the Yemen bomb threat on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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CORRECTING NAME OF TOWN Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movemen, holding up flags (L) of former South Yemen and an anti-terror banner, protest in the town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the capital Sanaa, on September 23, 2010 ahead of a key meeting of the 'Friends of Yemen' donors group in New York. Arabic writing on banner reads: 'We condemn terrorism in all its forms all over the world'.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, carry the bodies of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010, during the funeral of the two men whose bodies were just handed over by the authorities in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, holding up portraits of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010, walk in the funeral procession of the two men, whose bodies were just handed over by the authorities, in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, pray over the coffins of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010, during the funeral of the two men whose bodies were just handed over by the authorities in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Home Secretary Theresa May arrives to give a short statement at the Home Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra', chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office earlier today to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, holding up portraits of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010, walk in the funeral procession of the two men, whose bodies were just handed over by the authorities, in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Home Secretary Theresa May arrives to give a short statement at the Home Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra', chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office earlier today to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: John Yates, an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service and head of their Specialist Operations, arrives at the Cabinet Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: John Yates, an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service and head of their Specialist Operations, leaves the Cabinet Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement, holding up portraits its former leader Ali Salem al-Beidh (front-R) and of two comrades killed in clashes with the army in late August 2010, walk in the funeral procession of the two men, whose bodies were just handed over by the authorities, in the southern town of Daleh, 280 kms south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on September 28, 2010.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Home Secretary Theresa May gives a short statement at the Home Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra', chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office earlier today to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Home Secretary Theresa May gives a short statement at the Home Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra', chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office earlier today to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: John Yates, an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service and head of their Specialist Operations, leaves the Cabinet Office on October 30, 2010 in London, England. The Government's emergency planning committee, known as 'Cobra' and chaired by Home Secretary Theresa May, met in the Cabinet Office to discuss the response to the discovery of a suspected explosive package at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Yemen.
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Yemen�s Arif Thabit al-Dali (14) and Saudi Arabia�s Mohammed al-Shaheb (10) vie for the ball during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen�s Arif Thabit al-Dali (14) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia�s Mohammed Abu Rudeina (R) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen�s Akram Ali (19) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia's Ahmad Mohammed (19) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen's Munasar Abdula Baha (11) vies for the ball against a Saudi Arabian player Taysir Jaber (17) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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The Yemen delegation attends the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. The Asian Games officially opened with a glitzy gala ceremony tonight, culminating years of planning for a massive event that is set to reinforce China's regional sporting dominance.
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Yemen�s Arif Thabit al-Dali (14) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia�s Mohammed Abu Rudeina (R) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen�s Arif Thabit al-Dali (14) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia�s Mohammed Abu Ridaina (R) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen's Ali Mohammed Nono (10) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia's Taysir Jaber (17) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen's Ali Mohammed Nono (10) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia's Taysir Jaber (17) during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Yemen's Munasar Abdula Baha (11) vies for the ball against a Saudi Arabian player Ibrahim Mohammed Ghlaib during their 20th Arabian Gulf Cup football championship match at the 22 May Stadium in the southern city of Aden, on November 22, 2010, amid tight security.
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Supporters of Yemen's Southern Movement flash the victory sign during a rally in the southern Lahj province on October 14, 2010 marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising against British colonial rule in south Yemen.
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Emirates Airlines flight 201 (middle-R) is seen at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on October 29, 2010. The flight which originated in Yemen was reportedly escorted by US fighter jets as it reached US air space because it had a package from Yemen on board.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 13: Mohammed Naseer of Yemen is challenged by Jafal Rashid Alkuwari of Qatar in the Beach Soccer match between Qatar and Yemen at Al-Musannah Sports City during day six of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 13, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 13: Mohammed Naseer of Yemen is challenged by Ibrahim Khalid Alromaihi of Qatar in the Beach Soccer match between Qatar and Yemen at Al-Musannah Sports City during day six of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 13, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 11: The Yemen team celebrate after scoring a goal during the Beach Soccer match between Yemen and Uzbekistan at Al-Musannah Sports City during day four of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 11, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 11: The Yemen team celebrate after scoring a goal during the Beach Soccer match between Yemen and Uzbekistan at Al-Musannah Sports City during day four of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 11, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 13: Mohammed Naseer of Yemen is challenged by Jafal Rashid Alkuwari of Qatar in the Beach Soccer match between Qatar and Yemen at Al-Musannah Sports City during day six of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 13, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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Emirates Airlines flight 201 (R) is seen at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on October 29, 2010. The flight which originated in Yemen was reportedly escorted by US fighter jets as it reached US air space because it had a package from Yemen on board.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 11: Mohammed Naseer of Yemen scores a goal past Bekzod Khasanov Uzbekistan during the Beach Soccer match between Yemen and Uzbekistan at Al-Musannah Sports City during day four of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 11, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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An Emirates Airline plane landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Aitport on October 29, 2010. The flight which originated in Yemen was reportedly escorted by US fighter jets as it reached US air space because it had a package from Yemen on board.
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An Emirates Airline (middle-R) plane landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Aitport on October 29, 2010. The flight which originated in Yemen was reportedly escorted by US fighter jets as it reached US air space because it had a package from Yemen on board.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 11: Amr Haidarah of Yemen celebrates during the Beach Soccer match between Yemen and Uzbekistan at Al-Musannah Sports City during day four of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 11, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
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MUSCAT, OMAN - DECEMBER 13: Abdulla Mohamed Al-Ishaq (R) of Qatar challenges Mohammed Naseer of Yemen in the Beach Soccer match between Qatar and Yemen at Al-Musannah Sports City during day six of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 on December 13, 2010 in Muscat, Oman.
