Yemen
Yemenis comprise half of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay
January 07, 2010President Barack Obama this week announced the suspenion of future transfers of prisoners to Yemen from a U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a U.S. airliner December 25 reportedly was trained in...
US grand jury indicts Christmas Day airline attack suspect
January 07, 2010A U.S. grand jury has indicted the suspect in the December 25 bombing attempt of a U.S. jetliner. The six-count indictment was filed Wednesday in the state of Michigan. The suspect, 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, is charged with attempted...
Barack Obama to unveil reforms to anti-terrorist policies
January 05, 2010U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will announce a series of reforms to the nation's counterterrorism policies Tuesday, following the attempted December 25, bombing of a U.S. jetliner Mr. Obama will outline the new measures, including changes...
More security screening for travelers to US from 14 suspect countries
January 04, 2010The U.S. government has ordered more security screening for people flying into the United States from 14 countries at high risk for terrorism. The new security measures come after the the failed Christmas Day (December 25) attack on a U.S.-bound jetliner...
Christmas Terror: More 'Security Measures' or More 'Common Sense'?
December 29, 2009By Tawfik Hamid On Christmas day, a man identified as a young wealthy elite Nigerian Muslim (Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab), with possible links to Islamic Radical groups, set off an explosive device in a failed terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines...
Al-Qaeda wing claims failed attack on U.S. plane
December 29, 2009A regional wing of Al-Qaeda said it was behind the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger plane, which was meant to avenge U.S. attacks on the group in Yemen, according to a web statement posted today. The group said it had provided the...
Sole Survivor of Comoros Crash Arrives in Paris
July 02, 2009The only known survivor of this week's Yemeni airliner crash off Comoros has arrived in Paris on a government plane. Bahia Bakari, 14, landed Thursday and was met by her father at the airport. He told reporters he is happy to see his daughter, but sad...