
Contents: Yemen’s Houthis sign letter agreeing to peace plan; Generational frustration grows among West Bank Palestinians; Russia Ministry of Defense videos found to be deceptive; The sleazy world of loan sharking — legally
by John J. Xenakis7 Oct 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

Contents: Saudi Arabia appears to have stalled in the Yemen war; Saudi Arabia under international pressure to end Yemen airstrikes
by John J. Xenakis3 Oct 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

Contents: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen suffers its deadliest day; In major escalation in Yemen war, Qatar is sending 1,000 troops; Britain’s RAF drones target and kill British nationals in Syria
by John J. Xenakis8 Sep 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

In a surprise, Senegal joins a beleaguered Saudi coalition in Yemen; Pakistan and Saudi Arabia appear to reconcile over Yemen; ‘Saudi troops’ landing in Aden were really Yemeni troops
by John J. Xenakis6 May 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

The Saudi-led air campaign and escalating battles on the ground in Yemen have left many Yemenis without access to food and fuel needed to power water pumps and generators for hospitals, reports The New York Times (NYT).
by Edwin Mora1 May 2015, 8:14 PM PST0

Yemen Houthis arrest Sunnis in Sanaa, as fighting continues in Aden; Saudi Arabia razing villages near the border with Yemen; Many countries, but not US, are evacuating their citizens from Yemen
by John J. Xenakis6 Apr 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

Syria’s al-Assad regime suffers major military setback in Idlib; Arab League positions harden against Houthis and Iran
by John J. Xenakis29 Mar 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia, with US help, leads Arab nations to strike Houthis in Yemen; Iran threatens retaliation against Saudi Arabia for Yemen strikes; Shia militias sidelined for Iraq’s assault on Tikrit, with US help
by John J. Xenakis27 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

“Secret files held by Yemeni security forces that contain details of American intelligence operations in the country have been looted by Iran-backed militia leaders, exposing names of confidential informants and plans for U.S.-backed counter-terrorism strikes,” reports the L.A. Times.
by John Hayward26 Mar 2015, 8:57 PM PST0

US joins Iran and Iraq in fighting ISIS in Tikrit; Saudi Arabia begins airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen; Obama administration continues to hail Yemen as a model
by John J. Xenakis26 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Yemen’s Houthis capture Taiz, advance south to fight Hadi’s forces in Aden; UN Security Council urges ‘peaceful dialog’ in Yemen; France’s center-right party edges out far-right National Front in elections
by John J. Xenakis23 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Computer geek activists demonstrate against robots at SXSW; Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Supreme Revolutionary Committee calls for ‘general mobilization’; US military forces evacuating Yemen, fearing AQAP attacks
by John J. Xenakis22 Mar 2015, 4:12 PM PST0

Yemen suicide bombings bring sectarian civil war closer; Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘no Palestinian state’ scandal exposes political fantasies
by John J. Xenakis21 Mar 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

Greece’s Alexis Tsipras threatens Europe with ‘jihadists and terrorists’; Eurogroup chairman suggests capital controls in Greece; Houthi airstrikes bomb Aden as Yemen war widens; Kerry: US is ‘deeply disturbed’ by Syrian regime’s chemical weapons
by John J. Xenakis20 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Arab countries moving Yemen ambassadors from Sanaa to Aden; Yemen’s banks deteriorate as the economy collapses; US CPI continues in deflation, as Europe offers negative interest bonds
by John J. Xenakis27 Feb 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Yemen’s president flees to Aden, calls Houthis ‘illegitimate’; Nigeria’s army recaptures Baga, site of 2,000 deaths in Boko Haram massacres
by John J. Xenakis22 Feb 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Measles outbreak being blamed on the ‘anti-vaccine movement’; Russians re-invade Ukraine, targeting Mariupol port city; Yemen appears to be further destabilizing after president Hadi’s resignation; U.S. policy in Yemen affected by Houthi takeover
by John J. Xenakis25 Jan 2015, 10:17 AM PST0

Yemen government resigns, creating power vacuum for AQAP to fill; Southern Yemen leaders call for secession from North Yemen; Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies
by John J. Xenakis23 Jan 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Leader of Germany’s anti-Muslim Pegida movement resigns over Hitler photo; Yemen’s president accepts Houthi demands, possibly resolving crisis
by John J. Xenakis22 Jan 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

U.S. prepares Yemen evacuation as Houthis apparently complete coup; Obama calls for Congressional approval of military action
by John J. Xenakis21 Jan 2015, 6:39 AM PST0