US Embassy in Sana’a Under Attack

Attack on US Embassy in Sana’a – What Next?
Backstory: The leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen was killed earlier this year in Tarim. In the shootout some of his henchmen were captured and imprisoned. A number of the group members escaped, or, were not involved in the action and presumably held in reserve for future attacks. In the days leading up to the recent US Embassy attack, the government was warned that an attack will happen on the day during Ramadan that coincides with the day …

So as being reported here and here its worth considering some cultural sensitivities before getting down to some heavy petting in Petra, having a jump in Jumeirah, or orgasming in Oman. Such activity may be happily entertained or even encouraged in certain places in the Med but you dont need to have a phd in middle eastern studies to know that any open sexual activity may not go down too well in arab islamic countries. Especially if you are caught.

There are a number of ways to beat jetlag. Here are 2 of my favourite techniques: melatonin and also following the routines outlined in an excellent book called "Jetlag Passport".

There isn’t much talk of the ’credit crunch’ in Yemen but the national habit of chewing Qat is turning into what can only be called a ’qat crunch’.
Whilst the western world is obsessing over the credit crisis, sub prime chaos and rising oil prices and its effects on consumer spending and rising costs, Yemen is experiencing similar problems caused by shortages of water, massively increasing food prices and a fast growing population. The price of wheat has increased 3 fold in the last few months. Rainfall in much of Yemen …

A look back in the Yemeni media over the last 2 months shows a ’war’ between 2 vitality important issues for Yemen:
1. Security
2. Investment
The war is not an asymmetric confrontation between these 2 issues, though i guess ultimately it is, but a war being simultaneously played out in the Yemeni media. So what has been happening?