APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from June 2006

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from June 2006

YEMEN - Pax Americana Is Changing - Part 22.(participation in US-led war on terrorism)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... For the past five years, Yemen has been a passive partner in the US-led war on terrorism. It has taken steps to limit the activities of al-Qaeda and other like-minded groups within the country; but most of these have been at the behest of the...

YEMEN - US Democratisation Drive Is Cooling.
June 26, 2006... President Saleh now is among those Arab rulers who think the US administration is no longer as determined to see Bush's plan for the GME to materialise as the American president used to be in 2003-04, in view of elections results in the Arab...

YEMEN - The Pre-9/11 Background.
June 26, 2006... In the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Yemen was often mentioned in the same breath as Afghanistan as a possible hideout for al-Qaeda. Many Yemenis, including prominent government officials, felt their country was next on a...

YEMEN - The Iraq Factor.(suicide bombing)(Chronology)
June 26, 2006... By mid-2005, as the war in Iraq continued to drag on, the RDC ran into problems. On June 1, 2005, al-Hitar told Khaleej Times: "Resistance in Iraq is legitimate, but we cannot differentiate between terrorism and resistance in Iraq's situation...

YEMEN - Trouble Ahead?(antiterrorism)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... The return route of Neo-Salafi fighters from Iraq with the intention of striking Western targets in Yemen suggests that the period of relative calm could be nearing an end. It is too soon to tell if this is a new generation of fighters, as the...

YEMEN - The North-South Merger & Challenges.(Yemeni Unification, 1990)
June 26, 2006... Last month, Yemen marked the 16th anniversary of the May 22, 1990, merger between the northern and southern sectors. That was the most important event in the modern history of Yemen. It was an achievement unique in the Arab world: unification...

YEMEN - Saleh & Another Term.
June 26, 2006... Having been ruler since 1978, President Saleh in July 2005 announced he will not run for another term in the September 2006 presidencial elections. That came during a speech to mark the 27th anniversary of his rise to power. "I will not contest...