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White House – Al-Qaida Threat Closes US Embassy in Yemen

The DailyTiger — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:20:50 -0600

The Daily Tiger. U.S. President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA’s Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to t

Brown Says Extremists Seeking Foothold In Weaker States

The DailyTiger — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:42:09 -0600

The Daily Tiger. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that Islamist extremists driven out of Pakistan and Afghanistan will doubtless reemerge in struggling states like Yemen and Somalia. Speaking on BBC television today, Brown said that battli

No need to change dollar-based foreign exchange regime: Saudi Arabia

Faisal — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:31:19 -0600

Saudi Arabia does not need to change the US dollar as a peg to its riyal currency, the central bank governor of Opec's most influential member said in remarks published on Saturday. "The current exchange regime has served the national economy in an e

US and UK shut embassies in Yemen after al-Qaida threats

Robin Casey — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:44:00 -0600

World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk >> Latest news and features from guardian.co.uk, the world's leading liberal voiceEmbassies in Sana'a closed due to 'ongoing threats' as US citizens in Yemen urged to be vigilantAl-Qaida thr

US shuts embassy in Yemen after al-Qaida threats

Robin Casey — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:44:00 -0600

World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk >> Latest news and features from guardian.co.uk, the world's leading liberal voiceUS embassy in Sana'a closed due to 'ongoing threats' after warning American citizens in Yemen to be vigilant

Thoroughbred Horse Racing Betting is a Growth Business by the Day Around World

Max — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:40:23 -0600

British mares with Arabian stallions, and were shipped to North America in the early 18th century. But organized thoroughbred horse races didn’t start for another 150 years or so, even though the first racetrack was built as early as 1665, on L

NYT: Yemen’s chaos aids al-Qaida cell’s growth

JoshRay — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:22:49 -0600

NYT: Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has rapidly evolved into an ambitious regional terrorist network thanks in part to a weakened and distracted Yemeni government. Go to Source

NYT: Yemen’s chaos aids al-Qaida cell’s growth

JoshRay — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:22:48 -0600

NYT: Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has rapidly evolved into an ambitious regional terrorist network thanks in part to a weakened and distracted Yemeni government. Go to Source

US Embassy in Yemen closes over al-Qaida threats \n (AP)

Robin Casey — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:45:00 -0600

Yahoo! News: World News >> World NewsAP - The U.S. Embassy in Yemen closed on Sunday in response to ongoing al-Qaida threats to attack American interests in the Arabian Peninsula country....(Get Full Details)

Tawadul index moves up 03 on first day

a1saudi — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:00:18 -0600

JEDDAH – Saudi Arabian shares rose in the first day of trading this year, led by Etihad Etisalat Co, the second largest mobile phone company in the country, and Yanbu National Petrochemical Co. The Tadawul All Share Index rose 0.32 percent to c

OBAMA AND YEMEN (cont\'d) -- BY STEPHEN F. HAYES, The Weekly Standard

Judy Chaffee — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:06:17 -0600

The White House spin on Yemen continues. Today, a "senior administration official" tells Mike Allen that the administration has been getting tough in Yemen for a year.Throughout this year, the President has urged greater focus on and investment in th

A QUESTION FOR JOHN BRENNAN -- BY WILLIAM KRISTOL, The Weekly Standard

Judy Chaffee — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:03:46 -0600

President Obama said in his radio address today that "our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.” He also reported about the latest attack, on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, that "an affiliate of Al Qae

World News Briefs -- January 2, 2010

The Yankee Sailor — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0600

Gens. David Petraeus, left, and Ray Odierno take part in the ceremony in Baghdad to rename the U.S. force in Iraq. For the last several months, only U.S. troops have served in the coalition. (Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images / January 1, 2010)Cerem

Ein neues Jahr: Freuen Sie sich mit uns…

essenza — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:35:28 -0600

Wieder liegt ein Jahr hinter uns, reich erfüllt von wunderbaren und einzigartigen Kostbarkeiten aus der großen Welt der feinen Düfte. Unvergessen etwa sind Düfte-Highlights des Jahres 2009 wie Kilians „Arabian Nights – Pure O

Senior Petroleum Engineers Kuwait Oil Company

bektiganteng — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:24:00 -0600

Join us for a better future! Kuwait Oil Company invites you to be a part of the team, where highly skilled E&P professionals work together in increasing the export production capacity from 2.5 million bopd to 4.0 million bopd by 2020. Known a

Alternative Alohas

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:55:00 -0600

Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh will both be leaving Hawaii with a better prognosis for the new decade than events of the holiday season might have provided.If the Christmas Day body bomber had not been thwarted, the President's vacation would have be

Obama links Nigerian bomber to al-Qaeda\'s Arabian Peninsula branch

danrelleje — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:00:00 -0600

U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday for the first time accused an al-Qaeda affiliate of arming and training a young Nigerian man for a thwarted suicide mission to blow up a U.S. airliner.

Obama Finally Blames Al-Qaeda for Being Behind Christmas Day Terrorist Attack

PoliJAM — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:39:46 -0600

In his weekly radio and video address released early Saturday, President Barack Obama for the first time publicly blamed al-Qaeda for the Christmas Day terrorist attack aboard a Detroit bound Northwest Airlines flight that was thwarted by alert passe

Obama blames al-Qaeda for Christmas Day jet ‘bomb’ - BBC News

Vlad — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:07:58 -0600

Joy Online Obama blames al-Qaeda for Christmas Day jet 'bomb' BBC News US President Barack Obama has for the first time publicly accused an offshoot of al-Qaeda over the alleged Christmas Day bomb plot to blow up a US plane. He said it appea

Freaky Flyers

Jefferson Z. Vergara — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:37:13 -0600

Unlock Island Jack:In adventure mode go to danger island. when you get to the jungle go below the trees. when you see a giant snake wrapped around a tree branch near the end on the left side of the jungle shoot it and you will get island jackunlock P

Brown calls global summit on Yemen

Pierre — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:37:22 -0600

Abdulmutallab is said to have told US investigators he was trained by al-Qaeda in Yemen Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has invited important international partners to a meeting in London to discuss how to counter radicalisation in Yem

The New Year\'s Resolutions of a Secondhand Book Dealer

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:39:09 -0600

The New Year's Resolutions of a Secondhand Book Dealer:1. Sell complete book stock to a wealthy accomplished soul to help fill out their country house library.2. Use funds from no. 1 to finance a new perspective on life--or pay old bills.3. Attain ga

Collide

Barrie Moore — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:41:22 -0600

Collide is a music duo founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California, USA, that has incorporated elements of trip hop, darkwave, techno and music from the Middle East into their sound. Their imagery is said to be a wicked and neo-dark version of Schehe

GOLD ARABIAN EQUINE ART ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 16x16 by M BALDWIN

p conyers — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:56:18 -0600

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Yemenis could make Gitmo North more dangerous

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:34:00 -0600

One of Dick Durbin and Pat Quinn's selling points is a weak one--only about 100 Guantanamo Bay terrorists will be transferred to the proposed Gitmo North facility in Thomson, Illinois. But there are 200 of jihadists incarcerated at Cape Delta. What a

Former Gitmo detainees help al-Qaida grow in Yemen

Ronne — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:13:55 -0600

Author: MIKE MELIA and SARAH EL DEEB Date: Jan 1, 2010 Words: 1149 Publication: AP News As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family’s furniture stor

Spice/Chest: L’Artisan Al Oudh

rsfrs — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:37:08 -0600

By TomOudh (or Aoud, or Oud or however it’s spelled) is a note that I have learned to really love. Through Kelley I’ve discovered Montale and through Marina I’ve discovered the wildly priced Arabian Oud line. This year seems to be

Arabian Night Design Protective Skin Decal Sticker for Samsung Juke SCH-U470 Cell Phone

pocketeer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:00:07 -0600

Arabian Night Design Protective Skin Decal Sticker for Samsung Juke SCH-U470 Cell Phone This scatch resistant skin sticker helps to protect your Samsung SCH-U470 while making an impression. Self-adhesive plastic-coated skins cover the front and bac

Kuwaiti Diaries I- Al-Boom

miti aiello — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:24:42 -0600

Happy New Year. I welcomed 2010 on a beach, overlooking the Arabian Gulf. In Italy we say that what you do the first day of the year you will do all year, and I would love to continue doing art -and posting it- all of 2010. I am in Kuwait for the

Wow

norman rogers — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:10:29 -0600

Someone pretty smart wrote this: Abdulmutallab’s father told embassy officials in Abuja that he didn’t know where his son was, but might be in Yemen. The CIA had that information. NSA has information that a Nigerian might be used for an

Whiners like “The Ed Show” downgrade the Undies Bomber

redvand — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:59:41 -0600

The bomber was in the hospital because he exploded his bomb. A group calling itself Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has said it was behind the failed attempt by a Nigerian man to bomb a US aircraft on Christmas day.The group said in statements pos

New Year\'s Eve 2009......What to Post? Arabian Horses of Course

risingrainbow — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:30:53 -0600

On New Year's Eve it seems to be customary to reflect on the events of the bygone year. With this being my third years of blogging, you'd think I'd have fallen into some kind of groove......but it looks to me looking back like I've posted a little bi

New Year\'s Resolutions

Stacey — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:52:42 -0600

It's that time of year again when people make New Year's resolutions (that most will not uphold for longer than a couple of weeks). I like to make resolutions but at the same time I also like to keep it real. I should be resolving to lose 10-15 pou

Obama’s Security ‘Breach’

Floyd Brown — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:59:44 -0600

Wall Street Journal Returning Gitmo’s detainees to Yemen defies common sense. President Obama has belatedly declared that the near miss above Detroit constituted "a catastrophic breach of security" and ordered a review of Amer

FORMER GITMO DETAINEES HELP AL-QAIDA GROW IN YEMEN -- BY MIKE MELIA AND SARAH EL DEEB, AP, My Way

Judy Chaffee — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:43:48 -0600

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family's furniture store.Instead, al-Shihri, who was released in 2007 under the Bush administratio

How to End the Terror Threat

Stella — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:13 -0600

Paul Street:* Stop occupying and attacking the Middle East and South Asia.* Stop supporting vicious and authoritarian regimes (e.g. the Saudi Arabian terror state) there.* Stop backing Israel's criminal and brutal occupation and apartheid policies to

Air Travel Security Debacle

Politicus — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:17:36 -0600

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab The latest – fortunately failed – attempt to bring down an airliner has been on top of the news for about a week now. We do know that a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who has joined al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsul

Kolena Laila : We Are Strong Arab Ladies

Zeinobia — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:38:32 -0600

This year our dear Kolena Laila went from local borders to regional Arabic borders with posts from around the Arab world in amazing blogging experience. Some people especially from men consider the Kolena Laila as an experience to whine and to curse

Terrorist Attack : All Government Leaders should hold their heads down in shame

angelocracy xue — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:53:54 -0600

Terrorist Attack : All Government Leaders should hold their heads down in shamethis is a podcast, search for Angelocracy in Itunes / ipod and podcast websitesthis podcast, podcast 20 and the ones after it. Should be able to be seen on itunes, ipod an

Yemeni Forces Raid Al-Qaida Hideout, Clashes Erupt

CitizenWarrior.com — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:03:00 -0600

Newsmax:Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009 07:09 PMYemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.The fighting