Abdulelah Haider Shaye, Yemen's unwilling political victim of America's war against terror has now become the epitome of political manipulation, foreign interferences and injustice.

While the Houthis, a group of Shiite rebels who are now seeking to enter mainstream politics as a way to legitimize their movement, are being accused by their political and religious arch enemy, al-Islah ,

In a direct message to the United States of America, Qassim al-Rimi, al-Qaeda Yemen's commander in chief warned that the Boston bombing had proved America's inability to adequately protect itself from internal threats.

Yemen must take further steps to reform its security forces, or longstanding divisions could well undermine its political transition, which entered into a six-month “national dialogue” on 18 March.

Many observers continue to express their pessimism toward the two-week old dialogue process. Often the line of criticism focuses on the absence of an alternative, a plan B, based on continued obstruction by various political elements and mismanagement on the part of international actors.

In a comment made last week to al-Jazeera, on the occasion of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's birthday party at his Sana'a residence, Gen. Yehia Mohammed Saleh, former Chief of the Central Security Forces and Saleh's nephew, commented defiantly that his family and party will be back in power in 2014 (in time for the next presidential elections)

Ahead of Thursday demonstrations in Aden, the authorities decided to arrest two radical leaders -- Qassem Askar - leader of the more radical branch of the Harak

As the media is going on overdrive reporting how Iran is providing high-tech military weapons to the Houthis - Yemeni Shia rebel group based in the northern province of Sa'ada - fresh reports from the United Nations Security Council are indicating a link in between Ayatollah Iran and Al-Qaeda in Somalia.

Ever since the disintegration of the state institutions in 2011 when the revolution laid waste three decades of an autocratic regime, Yemen's Pandora's box was left opened and from it poured insecurity, crimes, violence and instability.

With factions in Yemen -- Southern Secessionist Movement aka al-Harak and the Houthis, Shia rebel group based in the northern Yemeni province of Sa'ada -- continue to call for the boycott of the much anticipated National Dialogue, politicians are advancing federalism could hold all of the nation's answers and preserve its unity.

Yemen and the United States of America began their partnership against terror over a decade ago, when in 2001, on the wake of al-Qaeda 's attack on the Twin towers in New York then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh made a historic trip to the White House and pledge to open his country to America and wedge war on al-Qaeda cells in the region.

A year into the transition process Yemen is no where near a resolution of its political fracture and factions' refusal to compromise is now preventing the government from tapping into international aid money

Yemen Post received a translated version of the letter sent by the Supreme National Anti Corruption Committee to President Hadi where they said senior leaders in the current government practice corruption. Below is the letter:

Politicians of the opposition in Turkey are using the discovery of weapons being smuggled to Yemen as proof to support their claims Erdogan’s government - Justice and Development Party – is enabling Sunni radical groups in the region as part of a wider move toward regional hegemony.

The Gulf is one of the most significant geopolitical regions in the world. It is the gateway for global energy.

The sectarian strife in Yemen we're facing is not only a political crisis but a sectarian one. It has existed for years but now it's out in the open; Sunni-Shiite tensions are rising in Yemen. Yemeni Zaidis, from the Shia school of thought

At times like these, media freedom and independence are more important than ever . Let’s not let the harmful acts of a few overshadow the rest

Over the past decade U.S. drone strikes have killed between 1,800 and 3,100 people in Pakistan, along with hundreds more in drone attacks in Yemen and Somalia, as a result of the United States' efforts to combat al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

The technical committee in charge with preparation for Yemen dialogue has sent a number of demands to President Abdrabu Mansour which it said are very crucial and should be met to hold a successful dialogue.

The security system of the Gulf rests on three poles: Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia including other GCC states and Yemen.

A report released on Monday by Abaad Center for Researches and Studies warned of a new terrorist group in Yemen which has stemmed from the alliances made between some militant groups in the country.

Calling Yemen a failing state was a safe bet during the turbulent and bloody events of 2011. Thousands of youths marched to protest their legitimate grievances while Yemen's factionalized military forces were at odds.

Yemen is facing many obstacles in achieving development in most aspects of life. Governments have tried independently to take the role in upgrading Yemen but most of the past governments have failed to have tangible improvements.

By Dr.Ali Ahmed Aldailmi

For the Yemen Post
aad99@live.com

Yemen is a country with very similar numbers of Sunni and Shia Muslims. From a religious point of view, a key consideration is the increasing risk of regional escalation with the involvement of Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict. Iran has played this game allowing others to exaggerate its regional power and military reach.

When Sara Ahmed joined a protest in November to demand the resignation of Yemen's president, she and the other women marched at the very front of the crowd.

What GAO Found
According to senior State officials, the overarching U.S. policy goal in Yemen is to create a stable and secure state. To achieve that goal, the U.S. assistance strategy has for years included both a security element focused on counterterrorism activities and a civilian element focused on development activities.

For the Yemen Post, By Irena Knehtl
irenaknehtl@gmail.com
It has become more and more difficult to produce food. Small farmers hold the key to food self sufficiency. They are needed to feed Yemen. Tomorrow we shall need them to feed the world

By Fernando Carvajal is a Sana’a based consultant. www.twitter.com/CarvajaF, for the Yemen Post

Much has been said against the ability of the interim government to absorb the amount of aid requested from international partners.

Saleh was granted the immunity, but he said he did not need it since he is protected from the people themselves, considering that he will leave power to spare the country the civil war.

This week will be a crossroads in the course of the Gulf Initiative implementation. During its first two days, it is supposed to pass the law of immunity to the benefit of president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is the first Arab leader to confess and acknowledge his need for a law to protect him from prosecution for the murders of peaceful protesters during the peaceful youth revolution, and for other issues known by none except for Allah, him and the well-versed in knowledge of his aides over more than thirty-three years.

Many, including major leaders in the ruling General People's Congress party, got surprised at what they called a bad-produced comedy that took place last week during a meeting of this party's leadership and concluded in a decision to prevent President Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the party, from travel for treatment.

Much has been written in Yemen about corruption since it seems that corruption has become the system in vigor in Yemen

If one needed further proof that Yemen, the poorest country and now most insecure nation of the Arabic Peninsula was descending into utter chaos, one would only have to look at the growing civil unrest and claims of sectarianism massacre taking place in the northern Yemeni province of Sa'ada.

As in other countries swept up by the "Arab Spring" movement which was initially born in Tunisia following the immolation of Mohamed Bou'azizi, a simple fruit seller driven to despair by the repressive and corrupt Tunisian regime; the Media has been playing an important role in the coverage of Yemen's very own uprising.

In an interesting twist of political maneuvering and foreign policies, the United States of American and European countries are siding with pro-democracy activists all over the Arab World and most recently in Yemen after having supported those countries' autocratic regime for several decades.

As revolutionaries in Yemen are celebrating their victory in eventually obtaining some worldwide attention, and relishing in the fact that western nations have taken up the matter of Saleh's presidency to the UN Security Council, the main opposition party, al-Islah is slowly but surely high jacking the revolution, rallying to its cause more and more protesters.

Approximately 500 Yemeni Americans and metro Detroit residents came out in solidarity with the peaceful Yemeni revolution on Friday, October 7, 2011. The event was named “Friday of Solidarity with the Youth Revolution in Yemen” which mirrored the great Fridays held in Change and Freedom squares in Yemen.

Compare to other Revolutions in the region, Yemen has so far proven to be the most restrained nation of all. Despite the deadly violence used by the government against its people, protesters have always refused to bear arms, choosing to meet the regime's bullets bare-chested and defiant.

Unlike in Tunisia and Egypt where autocrats were quick to jump off ship, giving up to popular pressure, Yemen is still waiting for its happy ending after 9 interminable months of broken promises, massive demonstrations, endless negotiations, do-overs and failed international pressure.

As the Media turn once again their attention away from Yemen onto the unfolding Palestinian drama of statehood, Yemenis continue to fall in the streets of the capital, Sana’a and across the nation.

As the Media and the international community focused their attention on the advances of the rebels against the Gaddafi forces and gasped at the horrors unfolding in Syria, Yemenis were left to their fate, ignored and unspoken of.

If foreign and Saudi officials could confidently announced a few days ago that they had high hopes for a peaceful resolution of Yemen’s worst political crisis in decades, the events which shook the country yesterday put an end to that.

Yemen’s popular uprising started on the wake of the Tunisian and Egyptian’s revolution, in a movement now know as the “Arab Spring”.  Just as Egyptians were celebrated the ouster of their dictator, Husne Mubarak, following weeks of mass protests, Yemenis gathered in solidarity near the Egyptian Embassy, wanting to express their joy.

Last week, a senior ruling General People Congress party official announced that the regime was mobilizing its troops in preparation for a possible military confrontation with forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar.

1992 December - Bombers hit hotel in Aden formerly used by US marines - first known al-Qaeda attack in Yemen. 

A chronology of key events:

1500s - Ottomans absorb part of Yemen into their empire but are expelled in the 1600s.

1839 - Aden comes under British rule, and when the Suez Canal opens in 1869 serves as a major refuelling port.

By Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (Yemen’s Foreign Minister)
The present crisis in Yemen is serious indeed, but its origins have been widely misunderstood regionally and internationally. Ours is not a crisis of democracy, as it is so often portrayed, even though some of the government's political opponents have ruthlessly exploited it to further their own ends.

Introduction
The Civic Coalition for the Revolutionary Youth (CCRY) presents this draft proposal for the National Transitional Council (the Council) for the Republic of Yemen with the hope that this proposal will encourage the discussion between all the revolutionaries in order to arrive at a draft which receives the concuss of all.

Since the uprising in February, the Yemeni woman has proved to the world that she is still the Queen of Sheba, capable of making her voice heard and attesting to her patriotism to her beloved country through courageous participation in the demonstrations.

Tens were killed and thousands injured just in two days as the unrest in Yemen entered 'a dangerous phase' which observers said was the culmination of the months-long peaceful sit-ins to oust the regime.