Is Obama George W. — or even Nixon? The secrecy factor

Published on May 14, 2013

The Obama administration has in recent weeks suffered a 1-2-3 scandal outbreak.

Growing anger over American drones in Yemen

Published on May 13, 2013

"Mrs. Michele Obama: Tell us can your husband sleep after so many innocent people were killed by his drones?" read a banner held by a Yemeni activist at a recent rally to protest increasing American drone strikes in Yemen.

Yemeni security forces on highest alert after Al-Qa’ida targets U.S. ambassador

Published on January 7, 2013

Yemeni and US embassy officials went on high alert recently after Al-Qa'ida offered a bounty to kill US ambassador to Sana'a Gerald Feierstein or any American soldier in the country.

Al-Qaida places bounty on head of Jewish U.S. envoy to Yemen

Published on December 31, 2012

Al-Qaida in Yemen has placed a bounty on the head of the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa, Gerald Feierstein.

A year after signing power transfer deal, Yemenis divided over government’s performance

Published on November 28, 2012

Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani visited Yemen to mark the first anniversary of the deal that saw former President Ali Abdullah Saleh relinquish power to his longtime deputy, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

Widespread khat addiction threatens Yemen’s future

Published on November 14, 2012

Abdulmalik, a 13-year-old boy from Yemen’s capital city Sana’a, started chewing khat leaves at the age of seven. “My father would pass me small handfuls at weddings,” he told The Media Line. “But I didn’t start chewing every day until I turned 12 and started to work. Khat gives me energy for work.”

Yemeni President asserts authority as U.S. partner on American visit

Published on October 3, 2012

If there were any doubts about the budding alliance between US President Barack Obama and his newly-inaugurated counterpart in Yemen, Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni president dispelled them in his first official visit to the United States over the weekend.

Murdered Yemenite Jew buried in Israel

Published on June 21, 2012

The body of a Yemenite Jewish leader who was stabbed to death in an anti-Semitic attack was brought to Israel for burial.

CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen

Published on October 1, 2011

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamist militant, was killed in Yemen on Friday in a CIA drone strike described by President Barack Obama as "another significant milestone" in efforts to defeat al Qaeda.

Yemen’s President Is ‘Lightly’ Injured In Shelling of Palace

Published on June 3, 2011

Yemen’s embattled leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was lightly injured Friday in an attack by opposition figures on the presidential palace, his spokesman said.

Arab unrest alters power balance in as yet unseen ways

Published on March 1, 2011

Though Israel lives in a dangerous neighborhood, surrounded by countries whose leaders or people wish its destruction, over the years it had adjusted to the status quo, more or less figuring out how to get by while keeping an eye on gradual change.

Yemen’s president: Israel planned, funded Arab uprisings

Published on March 1, 2011

Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, blamed Israel for planning and funding protests in several Arab states. "There is an operations rooms in Tel Aviv with the aim of destabilizing the Arab world," Saleh reportedly said Tuesday during a speech at Sanaa University, adding that the operations room is "run by the White House."

Yemenis protest gov’t, joining Egyptians and Tunisians

Published on January 27, 2011

Protests in Egypt entered a third day as protesters took to the streets in Yemen to demand a new government.

Jewish institutions reassess security following bomb attempt

Published on November 2, 2010

Jewish institutions throughout the United States are reassessing their security following last Friday’s mail bombing attempt of two Jewish institutions in Chicago.

Homeland Security in Chicago to beef up Jewish security

Published on November 1, 2010

Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are in Chicago to beef up security at Jewish institutions.

Yemeni high court upholds death sentence

Published on July 26, 2010

Yemen's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Yemeni man who killed a Jewish fellow citizen after demanding that he convert.

Spying for Israel Death Sentence Upheld in Yemen

Published on April 7, 2010

An appeals court in Yemen upheld a death sentence for a citizen convicted of spying for Israel. The court on Saturday upheld the conviction of Bassam al-Haidari, who was sentenced to death in March 2009 after being accused of contact with an enemy state for sending an e-mail in 2008 to then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

RECIPE: Yemenite Charoset/Charoset Truffles

By Judy Zeidler
Published on March 25, 2009

1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried figs

VIDEO: CNN visits the dwindling Jewish community of Yemen

Published on August 6, 2008

CNN's Paula Newton reports on the few hundred Jews left in Yemen

Biblical Davening

By David Suissa
Published on June 21, 2007

As I reflected later on my Yemenite moment in time, I couldn't help but think of all the traditions that so many Jewish communities throughout the world are fighting to maintain. There are countless variations of Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions that have their own melodies, their own chants, their own ways. We all read the same words, but after that, we're allowed to tweak. It's as if God gave us the consonants, and then said: "Have fun with the vowels."

PASSOVER: Yemenite Flavor at the Seder

By Nili Goldstein
Published on April 6, 2006

Yemenite Jews in Israel live longer and healthier lives than other Israelis. Over the years, many researchers have attributed the Yemenite's good health to the simplicity of their cooking and their use of herbs and spices. Fenugreek, for example, a staple spice in our kitchens, has shown promise in research to treat diabetes and high cholesterol.

Villaraigosa a Yemenite?

By Bobbi Murray
Published on October 13, 2005

"Mayor Villaraigosa said many times during his campaign that he would lead a trip to Israel," Weiss said in a phone interview. "He feels a strong connection to Israel."

Honest Reporting

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 25, 2005

"When you look at us, all you see is Osama bin Laden." I had to admit, Walid al-Saqaf had a point.

Kershaw Museum Plans Ethiopian Show

By Journal Report
Published on July 1, 2004

"A lot of people went to Israel when the country was new and bought Yemenite art, but they didn't tell you it was Yemenite," said the museum's director and founder, Norma Kershaw. "Ancient or modern, whatever people have" would be welcomed.

Searching for Hannah

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on September 4, 1997

Among the Southland's some 1,500 Yemenite Jews, "a conservative estimate is that every third or fourth family has a connection," says Eli Attar, 46, the president of Solomon's Children, a Yemenite activist group.