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With "Friends" Like Yemen's, No Enemies Needed 9 Mar 2013 | 08:39 am
In early January 2011, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Sana'a to manage the autocratic habits of a useful ally in the war against al-Qaeda. Having warned other allies (Tunisi...
"National Dialogue" Masks Foreign Interference In Yemen 6 Mar 2013 | 05:40 am
UN envoy Jamal Benomar presents a distorted view of Yemen's situation and the GCC's power-sharing agreement via a Saudi daily: "The Yemenis have done this without any foreign dictates." To be fair to...
Zainab Al-Khawaja Ruling Disregards Bahraini Rights 2 Mar 2013 | 11:35 am
The latest evidence of King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa's resistance to self-determination and denial of human rights couldn't be more blatant. Arrested on Tuesday during a protest for Mahmoud al-Jazeer...
Ali Saleh Mimics UNSC's Statement On Yemen 2 Mar 2013 | 08:01 am
On February 15th the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement of support for Yemen's political transition and warned potential spoilers against interfering with the UN's diplomacy. Ta...
Bahrain's Monarchy Defies Promotion of Universal Rights 1 Mar 2013 | 12:40 am
On Wednesday Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs' Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, hosted a lunch banquet for Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabil Al Arabi and other diplomats par...
US drones blow up any hope of close ties with Yemenis 28 Feb 2013 | 11:35 am
A true representation of U.S. policy in Yemen: Late last year I escorted the US radio journalist Kelly McEvers to Abyan, a governorate in South Yemen. - See more at: http://www.thenational.ae/thenat...
Ongoing Mystery of Afghanistan's Post-2014 Force 24 Feb 2013 | 01:16 am
When Hamid Karzai visited the White House in early January to discuss all things Afghanistan, a peculiar piece of disinformation awaited him at the doors of America's capital. Karzai had arrived to so...
Amid Peace Talks, Bahrain's Monarchy Cries Iran 18 Feb 2013 | 04:03 am
The Bahraini monarchy's second attempt at a poorly-named "National Dialogue" has become inevitably obscured by the haze of asymmetric warfare. Given the common theory that King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalif...
Iran warns Israel: We'll avenge Guards commander 17 Feb 2013 | 06:42 am
A variety of allied and competing forces are attempting to pull Syria's revolution into a wider regional conflict. The possibility of deescalation currently rests at 0%. Iran will soon exact revenge ...
Bahrain Monarchy Greets Feb14 With Gas, Pellets 14 Feb 2013 | 02:43 pm
In order to tamp down national and international pressure against its totalitarian methods - especially during the 2nd marking of Bahrain's revolutionary ignition - King Hamad's monarchy has arranged ...
