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Last Update: January 17, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. (Washington, DC. time).
President Hadi said " The UN Security Council will meet in Sana'a " to show support to the political transition in the country (source: Saba News).
The US Security Chief, Mr. John Brenan Says: (President) Hadi's decisions were necessary to tackle Yemeni crisis" Source: Saba News- Sana'a- Yemen ( December 20, 2012)
Saba News Report (10/26/12): President Obama Sends President Hadi Eid's Congratulations.
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Saba News Reports (9/29/2012):
" UN and the International community insist to end Yemen's crisis"
The Office of the Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State(9/27/2012): " Fact Sheet-U.S. Government Assistance to Yemen"
Saba News Reports (9/28/12): " President (Hadi):
Yemen Friends meeting in New York is successful"
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The Friends of Yemen, in affirming their rejection to all forms of violence and acts of terrorism in Yemen, strongly condemn the dispeakable and barbaric attacks against the embassies of the United States of America in Yemen, Libya, Cairo and other countries, by the extremists and forces of hatred and terror.
We call upon the Yemeni authorities to ensure the safety and the well-being of the U.S. Embassy staff and their families as well as the US citizens who live or work in Yemen, and to enforce the rule of law and justice without any further delay.
We also ask the US Administration to continue its support to the transitional government in Yemen, and to help President Hadi in carrying out his duties at this critical period of the country's development.
The Time Magazine Questions " The End of Al-Qaeda?" in Yemen (9/17/12)
Saba News Agency Reports (9/3/2012) : Yemen's Prime Minister " flies to Riyadh for donor meeting for Yemen.
The Foreign Policy Reports (8/29/2012): " Whose Side Is Yemen On?"
The Yemen Times' Report (8/16/2012): "Great challenges are still facing President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi since he was elected president in February following the ouster of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh".
The US Department of State statement( 8/10/2012): " The United States welcomes and fully supports President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi’s decrees this week that continue the restructuring of Yemen’s military and security institutions"
President Hadi calls on Iran not to meddle in Yemeni affaires (7/18/2012) :" President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi called on Wednesday Iran not to meddle in Yemeni affaires.
Yemen's Saba News Agency Reports (07/04/2012):
" Security is vital for holding national dialogue in Yemen: UN envoy".
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The International Crisis Group Reports ( 7/3/2012):
" Yemen: Enduring Conflicts, Threatened Transition".
The Atlantic Council ( www.acus.org) Reports (6/27/2012): Leading Foreign Policy Experts Sent a Letter to President Obama for a broader approach on US policy towards Yemen that “expands beyond the narrow lens of counterterrorism.”
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) increases its aid to Yemen (6/20/2012).
The Guardian Reports (5/25/2012): " Yemen must not be allowed to become another Somalia".
The Times of India Reports about The Friends of Yemen meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (5/23): " Donors pledge $4 billion aid to Yemen, bulk of it from Saudi Arabia".
The United State's Department of State reports (5/22): " The U.S. Government Assistance to Yemen".
The CNN reports (5/22): " Yemen: Al Qaeda affiliate behind blast that killed 101 soldiers".
The Yemen Times ( April 26, 2012): " A Road Map for Yemen's Economic Recovery"
The Yemen Times Reports:" The visit by Al-Attas and Obaid (to Aden) aims to push the Southern Movement to engage in the national dialogue conference".
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (4/3/2012):
" Building a Better Yemen"
Saba News Reports ( 4/1/2012): " Yemen, USA discuss counterterrorism cooperation".
(Source: www.yementimes.com)
Yemen Times' Interview with Jamila Ali Raja(3/22/2012):
" Playing a role as a Yemeni mediator and respected political activist, Jamila Ali Raja is currently engaged in the preparation for national dialogue and outreach grassroots meetings from various parties".
Foreign Policy Report (3/22/2012): " Reforming Yemen's Military ".
The New York Times Reports ( 3/20/2012):
" Yemen: Hundreds Seek Justice in Death of American Teacher ".
Yahoo News Reports ( 3/21/2012): " Donor concern mounts ahead of 'Friends of Yemen' meet "
Chatham House Workshop: " Yemen: The Way Forward"
The LA Times (3/12/12): 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' catches on at the box office.
The Center for International Media Assistance issues( 3/1/2012) : "Letter Urges New President to Guarantee Media Freedom"
Yemen Times Reports ( 3/8/2012): Mr. Mohamed Salem Basindawah, Yemen's Prime Minister, says : “Yemen would be better off with a woman leader”.
The Christian Science Monitor Reports: " Profile: Yemen's new president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi"
The Washington Post Reports (2/29/2012): " Yemen's Peaceful Transition"
The CNN Reports (2/25/2012): " Yemen swears in new president after Saleh's longtime rule "
Al-Jazeera TV Channel Reports (2/20/2012): "Election with Vice President Hadi as only candidate would make President Saleh the fourth Arab autocrat to leave power".
The Associated Press Reports (2/18/2012):" US counterterror adviser pledges support for Yemen".
The Friends of Yemen call upon Yemenis to vote for
Mr. Hadi as the new president of Yemen:
"Those who oppose the Feb. 21 elections are aligning themselves with the old regime. They opted to stop the long awaited change in the country. They knowingly or unknowingly are opening the country to uncertainty and chaos, because without having an elected president Yemen will go down the spiral of violence, instability and destruction".
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( South Yemen's former presidents Ali Nasser Mohammed & Hyder Abubaker AlAttas)
The Participants at the Southern (Yemeni) Conference (2/7/2012) " while highly appreciate and appraise the efforts exerted by brothers, friends, regional and international forces which aim at releasing Yemen from more wars, deterioration and destruction", blame the regional and the international community of ignoring the " cause of our people in the South".
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The Foreign Policy Magazine reports ( 2/9/2012) " Yemen Islamists and the Revolution"
The Herald Sun Reports: " Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda has won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen".
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Reuters Reports: "Elections Preperation Starts" in Yemen.
Yemen Mixed Migration Task Force-MMTF : " provides information on migratory trends in the region, statistics on mixed movements to and through Yemen and protection needs of people traveling within mixed movements".
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The Wall Street Journal Reports (2/4/12):" Old-Regime Loyalists Invade Newspaper".
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1/24/2012): " Salafis in Yemen: Caught in the Revolution?".
The CNN Reports (1/23/2012): " Yemen's president heads to U.S. for treatment".
The former South Yemen President H.E. Ali Salem AlBeidh declared his " readiness to fight Al-Qaeda in the Southern provinces" of Yemen.
The BBC Reports (1/22/2012):
Yemen's President Saleh Leaves the Country for Treatment
H.E. Ali Nassir Mohamed, the former South Yemen’s President to " Aden AlGhad" Newspaper ( 1/18/2012):
" The Federal system is the only solution for the Southern cause" and " my return to the country is possible and may happen at any time".
Nadia Al-Sakkaf, The Editor of Yemen Times, writes:
"2012 is not only a new year, it is a also a new beginning. One where we can reconcile, mend our broken pieces and work together for the sake of a better Yemen
The CNN Reports (1/16/2012): " Yemen Youth March Shows True Spirit of Revolution"
TheStar.com reports (1/12/2012): " Yemen activists target popular narcotics: Khat"
Yemen Times Reports: " New revolution against corruption"
The New York Times Reports (12/27/2011): " The complex negotiations over Mr. Saleh’s visa request attest to the high stakes for the administration, which urgently wants to secure room for political progress in Yemen but does not want to allow Mr. Saleh to use a medical visit as a way to shore up his political position".
The Washington Post Reports (12/25/3011):" For Yemeni Women, the Future Looks Uncertain"
AFP Reports (12/26/2011): " US Says Yemen's Saleh Can Only Come ' For Treatment'."
The New York Times Reports (12/24/2011): " Forces Loyal to Yemeni President Fires on Protesters"
The " Life March" arrives in Sana'a today (12/24/2011).
The Yemen Times Reports :" Anti-regime protesters are marching on foot from Taiz to Sana’a, calling for Ali Abdullah Saleh to be prosecuted".
The UN Security Council in a press statement (12/23/2011) extends its support for Yemen in its " efforts to reach key milestones in the implementation plan, and expected the parties to continue to honour the timetable set out in the agreement, including the presidential elections on 21 February, the national dialogue, the constitutional review and the programme of reforms to tackle the profound security, humanitarian and economic challenges that Yemen faces.
Yemeni Official News Agency (Saba) reports (12/22/2011): " European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton voiced Thursday its intention to visit Yemen soon.
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The USA Today Reports (12/21/2011): " The U.N. envoy to Yemen says he expects President Abdullah Ali Saleh to honor a deal by officially transferring power to his vice president on Friday and then leave the country for medical treatment".
(H.E. Mr. Mohamed Salem Basindawah, the New Prime Minister of Yemen)
The BBC News reports:"Yemen: New unity government
created"
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Reuters' Report from Sana'a (12/10/2011):
" Fighting overshadowed the first meeting on Saturday of Yemen's new unity government, tasked with trying to avert civil war after a power transfer brokered by the country's Gulf neighbours".
Mrs.Tawakul Karman, the Nobel Peace Laureate, in her Nobel Lecture at the Prize Ceremony (12/10/2011):
" The Nobel Prize did not come only as a personal prize for Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman, but as a declaration and recognition of the whole world for the triumph of the peaceful revolution of Yemen and as an appreciation of the sacrifices of its great peaceful people".
The United Nations' Security Council Issues a Press Statement on the Situation in Yemen (11/28/2011):
" welcomed the agreement by the parties, on the basis of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative" and " urged all the parties to reject violence, refrain from any further provocations and to fully implement Security Council resolution 2014 (2011)".
The Chatham House Paper: " Yemen's Economy: Oil, Imports and Elites"
Statement by President Obama on the Signing of the GCC-Brokered Agreement in Yemen (11/23/2011):
" The United States urges all parties to move immediately to implement the terms of the agreement, which will allow Yemen to begin addressing an array of formidable challenges and chart a more secure and prosperous path for the future"
The CNN reports (11/23/2011): " Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal Wednesday aimed at ending his country's months-long political crisis."
Sheikh Mohammed Abu Luhoum, a founding member of the Justice and Building Party in Yemen, discusses the future of democratic movement in Yemen at the National Democratic Institute, Washington DC.
The Carnegie Paper Series on Yemen: " Yemen: On The Brink"
Hon. Victoria Nuland, The US State Department Spokesperson, washington DC ( 11/12/2011:
We are deeply troubled by reports of attacks against civilians in the city of Taiz" and " .. If President Saleh cares about Yemen's future and the well-being of the Yemeni people, he must immediately initiate a full transfer of power"
The Foreign Policy Magazine (11/10/2011): " Time to Freeze Saleh's Assets"
H.E. The US Ambassador in Yemen, Mr. Gerald M. Feierstein (11/5/2011) : " I wish the people of Yemen a Happy Eid al-Adha.
(Source: US State Department website)
The Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Political Leader and Human Rights Activist Mrs. Tawakul Karman, in her brief press confrence with Secretary Hillary Clinton in the State Department today (10/28/2011):
" just like we surprised you with our revolution, we will surprise you with a state that we’re going to build".
The UN Security Council Resolution # 2014 on Yemen:
" Stresses that all those responsible for violence , human rights violations and abuses be held accountable".
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The UN News Center Reports (10/21/2011): "Amid rising violence in Yemen, Security Council calls for speedy transition of power".
The White House Statement on the UN Security Council Resolution 2014 on Yemen (10/21/2011): "Today the international community sent a united and unambiguous signal to President Saleh that he must respond to the aspirations of the Yemeni people by transferring power immediately".
Mr. Ahmed Atef the Executive Director of the “Friends of Yemen” calls for a world-wide solidarity with the people of Yemen, and issues the following statement to the American news media on the situation in Yemen (10/21/2011): " We hope the war stops in Yemen, and a real transition of power takes place immediately in the country"
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The Yemen Times in Sanaa reports: "The UN Secretary General’s advisor on Yemen, Mr. Jamal Benomar, said the UN is in agreement that Saleh must go".
The Bloomberg.com Reports (10/21/2011):Yemen’s Saleh Faces UN Action a Day after Despot Qaddafi Killed in Libya
Hon. Mark C. Toner, The Deputy Spokesperson of the United States Department of States, Washington DC. (10/19/2011): "We, the United States, support accountability and have called for independent investigations of human rights abuses in Yemen".
The Yemeni Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,
Mrs. Tawakul Karman Meets the United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon in New York today (10/19/2011): "Ban and Nobel Peace Prize laureate discuss human rights situation in Yemen"
(source: CNN.Com)
The CNN reports on October 16, 2011:
* Yemeni security forces opened fired on demonstrators.
* Heavy gunfire, explosions reported in Yemeni capital.
The "Friends of Yemen" Congratualte Mrs. Tawakul Karman of Yemen for the Great Historical Achievement:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 is awarded to the Yemeni Human Rights activist and Youth Leader Mrs.Tawakkul Karman and to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia.
Hon. Victoria Nuland, the Spokeperson of the US Department of State ( Oct. 4th, 2011) : " We continue to maintain contacts with him (Yemen Vice President Abdorabo Mansoor Hadi) and with other folks who are working with the opposition " , and " We have not had any contact with President Saleh since his return".
H.E. President Obama on the killing of Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen Anwar Al-Awlaki: " The death of al-Awlaki marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates"
Hon. Mohamed Salem Basendwah the chairman of the National Council of the Forces of the Peaceful Revolution in Yemen said " «the Family» regime still refuses to accept a political solution, which the initiative of the Gulf Cooperating Council states (GCC) has called for with a full backing of the United States, Britain and other permanent members of the Security Council".
The UN Security Council urges end to violence and attacks against civilians in Yemen, and called upon all parties " to move forward urgently in an inclusive, orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition on the basis of the Gulf Cooperation Council's initiative "
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Press Statement by Hon. Victoria Nuland, Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson, The US Department of State,
Washington, DC, (9/24/2011):
" We again urge President Saleh to initiate a full transfer of power without delay and arrange for presidential elections to be held before the end of the year within the framework of the GCC initiative".
Clashes unfold in Yemen (09/24/11) : " The fighting erupted after the president returned to the country"
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The US Embassy in Sana'a issues a statement about the "Violence in Yemen" (09/19/2011): " The United States regrets the deaths and injuries of many people during protest marches in Sana’a yesterday"
(Source: United nations Website)
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the “excessive use of force” by Yemeni Government security forces against unarmed protesters.
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