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Al-Maweri's Theory on Yemen

Muneer al-Maweri who is an exiled Yemeni political analyst and a bit of an expert when it comes to presidential maneuvering, has been warning against what he believes to be the president secret plan.  According to him, Saleh is following the same pattern he has for his entire political career: to rule by deception. While […]

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Yemen's Transition of Power

  As waves of national protests continue to be staged in Yemen, the opposition is attempting to show a unified front. The different factions opposed to the President have realized that if Yemen is to survive this social and political crisis, a plan need to be put forward. Unlike Egypt and Tunisia, Yemen cannot count […]

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Yemen: The President’s Eroding Power

After weeks of protests fueled by the success stories of Tunisia and Egypt, Yemen’s youth Movement is starting to get attention from the political class. If the President tolerated a somewhat open criticism of his rule and his legitimacy and did not attempt like in Libya to exert a sadistic crackdown on the opposition; he […]

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