Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

$200 oil looks a realistic proposition « Peterjcooper’s Weblog

When Hilary Clinton threatened to obliterate Iran yesterday if the latter attacked Israel with nuclear weapons – an admittedly unlikely scenario without delivery systems or nukes as far as we know – it was a reminder of the geopolitical fragility of the oil market.

QAT: Eliot Spitzer's International Mystery Mack

Enough with the sack stuff. The real eye opener about Eliot Spitzer isn't his compulsion to heave ho, but his willingness to disguise payments via an international criminal enterprise that specialized in money laundering. To make matters worse, Governor Spitzer had...

American Among FBI Most Wanted Terrorists Appears in Yemen Court, Walks Free

Once again, a Middle East country shows their contempt for human life in general, the United States in particular, and above all else--shows their complicity in supporting known terrorists. If the U.S. is providing any aid to Yemen, it needs to cease, immediately."A...

Ancient horse tooth hailed as important discovery

"The finding of an ancient horse tooth during an archeological dig in Yemen has been hailed as an important discovery."

On Mud Brick Building and the Architecture of Yemen (via London)

Not all dwellings are made of concrete and steel. Some people still turn mud into bricks.  Beyrouth born architect and mud brick expert Salma Samar Damluji shares her knowledge of the topic in an exhibition titled The Architecture of Yemen. It runs until February 9 at...

Two Belgian tourists shot dead in Yemen

"Last July, seven Spanish tourists and two local drivers were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their convoy at an ancient temple in Yemen. Six Spaniards, two Yemeni drivers and four police guards escorting them were wounded.That bombing was...

RI`s diplomacy in Asia Pasific to be strengthened

""Diplomacy in our national interest is not always conducted through nter-governmental lobbies. Non-governmental parties can also play a role in serving the national interest," he said. Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Tuesday officially opened the 13th OANA General Assembly...

OANA members advised to respond to media corvengency with wisdom

""News agencies will continue to exist if they properly adapt to the latest developments, or we will become stagnant or die," he said.He expressed hope that ANTARA news agency which will chair OANA from 2007 to 2010 to come up with fresh ideas to change the organization for...