Yemen denies reports that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees will be sent to Saudi ArabiaSAN’A, Yemen — Yemen on Sunday denied reports that it has agreed to a U.S. proposal to transfer almost 100 Yemeni inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison to terrorist rehabilitation centers in Saudi Arabia. Yemen accuses Shiite rebel group of kidnapping 9 foreigners in country’s northSAN’A, Yemen — Yemen accused a Shiite rebel group Sunday of kidnapping nine foreigners in the country’s rugged northern Saada province. White House won’t rule out freeing some Guantanamo detainees in US, speeds overseas relocationWASHINGTON — Despite fierce opposition in Congress, the White House insisted Friday it has not ruled out releasing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. But with narrowing options, the administration has begun shipping newly cleared inmates abroad to regain momentum in its effort to close the Cuba-based prison camp. AP Exclusive: Suspect says recruiting center shootings were justified for crimes against IslamLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing justified. Soldier killed in shooting at Arkansas recruitment center eulogizedCONWAY, Ark. — A soldier shot and killed at a military recruiting office in Arkansas last week was laid to rest Monday, though what his headstone will eventually read is still unknown. Yemeni official denies his country tortured Arkansas man accused of fatally shooting recruiterLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man accused of killing an Army private outside an Arkansas recruiting center never suffered torture or beatings while jailed on an immigration violation in Yemen, an official with the country’s embassy said Friday. US returns body of Guantanamo detainee who died of apparent suicide to YemenSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. has returned the body of a Guantanamo detainee who apparently committed suicide to his native Yemen. Arkansas gov. orders flags lowered in honor of soldier killed outside recruiting centerLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Mike Beebe has directed that flags fly at half-staff on Monday to honor Pvt. William Long, a new soldier who was fatally shot outside an Army-Navy recruiting center this week. ‘Salam’ diplomacy: Obama’s words and references win favor with MuslimsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The tone of respect was set from the opening lines of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world. Lawyer: Man charged in recruiter shooting ‘radicalized,’ abused in Yemeni prisonNORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man accused of fatally shooting a soldier outside a recruiting center begged for FBI agents to free him from a Yemeni jail where he was “radicalized” by Islamic terrorists, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday. Military: Gitmo detainee who died in apparent suicide had recently given up hunger strikeSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay who died of an apparent suicide this week was not on a hunger strike at the time of his death, but he had been force-fed with a nasal tube in the past, a prison spokesman said Wednesday. Dead soldier’s mom, dad sought quiet life in Arkansas after family legacy of military serviceCONWAY, Ark. — The father of a soldier slain outside a recruiting center sought a quiet life for his family in rural Arkansas after years of military service, but the battlefield came home to find them. First stop on Mideast trip: Obama to meet Saudi king as he opens a dialogue with Muslim worldRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Barack Obama began his latest bid to open a dialogue with the Muslim world on Wednesday by seeking the counsel of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina. Police: Man charged in soldier’s death hoped to ‘kill as many people in the Army as he could’LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert who pleaded not guilty to killing a soldier outside a recruiting center had the firepower to take out many more while on a mission to “kill as many people in the Army as he could,” police said. Military: Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay dies in apparent suicide in cellSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials said Tuesday. His is the fifth apparent suicide at the offshore U.S. prison, which President Barack Obama hopes to close by January. The Joint Task Force that runs the U.S. prison in Cuba said guards conducting a routine check found Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night. Obama’s Saudi visit likely to focus on Iran, Mideast peace, Guantanamo detaineesRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Barack Obama begins a crucial Mideast trip Wednesday with a visit to Saudi Arabia, where concerns about U.S. outreach to Iran, the Israel-Palestinian peace process, and the kingdom’s willingness to accept Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo will all likely be on the agenda. Suspect in recruiting office killing pleads not guilty; judge orders him held without bailLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert who already was under federal investigation pleaded not guilty Tuesday in what police called a likely “political and religious” attack that killed a young soldier at a military recruiting center. Korean, US ships rescue Egyptian ship attacked by piratesSANA’A - A South Korean warship and a US destroyer rescued an Egyptian ship and captured the 17 Somali pirates who attacked it off the coast of Yemen, the US Navy said Thursday. US Navy detains 17 pirates after an attack on Egyptian ship in the Gulf of AdenDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in the dangerous waters off Yemen, the U.S. Navy said Thursday. Al Qaeda declares support for uprising in southern YemenSANA’A - The leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has declared his group’s support for the revolt by secessionist groups in southern Yemen. US, Yemeni president discuss future of detainees after Guantanamo closesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has spoken directly with the president of Yemen about what to do with almost 100 Yemeni nationals detained at Guantanamo Bay, potentially easing the way for a mass transfer of prisoners away from the soon-to-be-closed U.S. facility. Yemeni journalists protest government’s decision to suspend newspapers it says incite unrestSAN’A, Yemen — More than 100 Yemeni journalists held demonstrations Thursday to protest the government’s decision to suspend publication of eight newspapers over the past three days that authorities said helped foment unrest in the country’s south. Yemen suspends 7 publications to block reports of widespread unrest in the southSAN’A, Yemen — Yemen has suspended seven publications — including the nation’s most popular daily on Tuesday — in effort to stifle reporting on an unprecedented wave of deadly rioting sweeping the south. Official: 1 soldier killed in clashes with armed protesters in Yemen’s troubled southSAN’A, Yemen — Armed protesters in Yemen’s troubled south ambushed a military camp Monday, killing one soldier, an official said, as fighting between the government and disaffected tribesmen intensified in this impoverished country on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Gates on mission to reassure Gulf allies they won’t be harmed by US reachout to IranCAIRO — The top U.S. defense official cautioned Monday that the Obama administration’s quest to bolster relations with Tehran most likely will be met at first by “a closed fist.” Al-Qaida’s threat mounts in Yemen amid fears the country could turn into another AfghanistanSAN’A, Yemen — The cave tucked in the remote Saudi mountains near the Yemeni border was clearly a way station for Islamic militants, Saudi police say, pointing to the stock of guns and ammunition, nooks for holding hostages and cameras for filming them. Three killed in clashes in YemenSANA’A - Three civilians were killed and seven people were wounded in clashes Saturday between anti-government protesters and security forces in restive southern Yemen, witnesses and local officials said. Yemeni forces free hijacked oil tanker, arrest 11 Somali piratesSAN’A, Yemen — Yemeni coast guard forces have freed a hijacked Yemeni oil tanker and arrested 11 Somali pirates, the first time the country has successfully retaken a seized vessel, officials said Monday. Yemeni forces kill two Somali piratesSANA’A - Yemeni navy and coast guard forces killed two pirates and injured three in a clash after Somali pirates seized a Yemeni oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden Sunday, coast guard sources said. Struggle for survival: Yemen’s ancient Jewish community feels growing Muslim hostilityKHARIF, Yemen — In this village in northern Yemen, where a kosher butcher slaughters chickens and the school bus carries young boys in side curls along a dirt track to their Hebrew studies, one of the oldest Jewish communities in the Arab world is fighting for its survival. |
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