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Great Britain deported last Wednesday a Moroccan cyber-Jihadist who had been arrested in 2005 and sentenced to a sixteen-year prison term for cyber-jihadist activities in 2007 but failed to inform Moroccan authorities that the inmate was very dangerous and can Read more
After three weeks of bombarding Houthi and pro-Saleh targets in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry announced that the military coalition that it is heading will halt its airstrike missions under Operation Decisive Storm and will begin Operation Restoring Hope which Read more
Fighters of Al Qaeda in Yemen have taken control of the city of Mukalla, the capital of the southeast province of Hadramawt, including its airport, as the military unit which was in charge of security at the facility withdrew without Read more
The former Iraqi officers and agents who had served under Saddam Hussein are believed to be the brainpower and driving force of the Isis, says a former Isis defector. In his account published Monday by “The Independent” newspaper, the defector Read more
The crises in Yemen is slowly becoming a triangular affair after militants of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) took over large parts of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province in southeastern Yemen and declared a Jihad; a holy war. Read more
UN Security Council has been informed by Jamal Benomar special envoy to Yemen that neither the Houthi Movement nor government forces can take over the entire country. He explained the need for a “peaceful dialogue” in order to avoid a Read more
The Houthi Movement has released Prime Minster Khaled Bahah and other cabinet ministers that were under house arrest since January. The Prime Minster announced his released on his Facebook page and described it as a gesture that was geared towards Read more
Hazm Movement known as Harakat Hazm in Arabic has disbanded after its main operations center located in Base 46 in Aleppo succumbed to the attacks of Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch, during the weekend. Hazm was created in January last Read more
The Shiite Houthi rebels, who are suspected to be supported by Iran, have tightened their grip on the Sunni majority Yemen, taking control of 10 out of 22 provinces of the country. Last month, the Houthis, also known as the Read more
Negotiations between delegates of political parties on Thursday ended with nine political parties agreeing to set up a five-member presidential council to oversee the affairs of the state for a year. Former president of independent South Yemen Ali Nasser Mohammed Read more