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Yemen: Plans to build new naval bases (30$)
Posted on: Sat, Jan 17, 2009
As the international community continues working on plans to fight piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast, the Yemeni Navy is reported to have decided to build bases on the Gulf of Aden and near Bab Al-Mandab. Some friendly countries to Yemen are expected to take charge of building these bases. The following 265-word report focuses on the issue and tells how the Somali pirates will react to any military attack against them.
Yemen: Robert Gates and the Gulf of Aden (30$)
Posted on: Sun, Dec 07, 2008
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has a plan to protect the Yemeni coast along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. The following 193-word report focuses on the plan and tells what Yemen can benefit from it.
Yemen: Gulf of Aden, piracy and extremism (30$)
Posted on: Fri, Nov 28, 2008
The Somali pirates continue activities in the Gulf of Aden. Last week, they even hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship there. A source close to the Yemeni Interior Ministry says the pirates are behaving as if the presence of the NATO warships does not deter them from continuing their piracy attacks. The following 291-word newswire focuses on both piracy and extremism activities in the Gulf of Aden.
Yemen: Al-Qaeda, pirates and build-up of naval forces in the Gulf of Aden (Free)
Posted on: Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Reports from Sanaa suggest that the dangers in the Gulf of Aden and along the Red Sea coast are set to increase because of the build-up of foreign navies in the area to fight the pirates along the Somali coast and the Horn of Africa.
Yemen: Fight against Al-Qaeda (30$)
Posted on: Fri, Oct 03, 2008
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh met with Saudi King Abdullah in Mecca on 21/9/08. Reports from Riyadh suggest that King Abdullah promised him support against Al-Qaeda-linked extremist groups. This came following information suggesting that Al-Qaeda had decided to intensify activities in Yemen and across the Yemeni-Saudi border. The following 227-word article sheds light on the issue.


