“Yemen” on The Daily Caller

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA had al-Qaida fooled from the beginning. (more)

Yesterday’s revelation of a new al Qaeda terrorist plot is a reminder that the group’s Yemen-based franchise, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is strong and ready to kill Americans. (more)

At a recent luncheon at the National Press Club, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul warned journalists that they could be placed on a “kill list” should the government deem them a threat to national security. (more)

Fragile or failing states are a threat that will require more than military assistance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Wednesday, citing Yemen as “the potential next place for al-Qaida central.” (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials say Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was more badly injured than thought in a rocket attack on his compound last week. (more)

Security forces fired on anti-government protesters Wednesday in southern Yemen, killing three people, and demonstrators took over an Oil Ministry building, activists said. (more)

A U.S. drone strike in Yemen Thursday was aimed at killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical cleric who is suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks on the U.S, but the missile missed its target, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials. (more)

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s embattled president agreed Saturday to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a major about-face for the autocratic leader who has ruled for 32 years. (more)

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis packed a square in the capital and marched in villages and cities across the nation on Friday in what appeared to be the largest demonstrations in more than a month of demands the country’s longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh step down. (more)

Amidst the revolutionary turmoil of the Middle East, the shadowy online hacker group known as “Anonymous” has spread its influence. Government websites in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria, and Iran – as well as Zimbabwe and Italy — have been attacked and at times shutdown by the hacker group which claims it fights in its own way for freedom. (more)

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s embattled leader on Monday rejected demands that he step down, calling demonstrations against his regime unacceptable acts of provocation and offering to begin a dialogue with protesters. (more)

If you’ve had trouble keeping track of the riots and revolutions and regime overthrows in the Middle East, we sympathize, and we want to help. We’ve scoured the news wires for the latest, and below you’ll find The Daily Caller’s crib sheet of what happened before and what’s going on now. It’s not exhaustive, but it should help you get your bearings. In general, a desire for jobs, equality and opportunity (sound familiar?) is the underlying cause of much of the unrest. (more)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The possible heirs of Egypt’s uprising took to the streets Monday in different corners of the Middle East: Iran’s beleaguered opposition stormed back to central Tehran and came under a tear gas attack by police. Demonstrators faced rubber bullets and birdshot to demand more freedoms in the relative wealth of Bahrain. And protesters pressed for the ouster of the ruler in poverty-drained Yemen. (more)

The online hacker group Anonymous, responsible for shutting down Egyptian government websites to support the anti-government protestors, has now set their sights on Yemen. Gawker reported that the digital assault on Egypt’s Ministry of Information and President Hosni Mubarak’s National Democratic Party websites were followed up by taking down Yemen’s Ministry of Information and Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s websites during a “day of rage protest” Thursday in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. (more)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Yemen, one of the Middle East’s most impoverished countries and a haven for Al Qaeda militants, became the latest Arab state to see mass protests, as thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in the capital and other regions demand a change in government. (more)

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president’s 32-year rule demanded his ouster Saturday in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be the first large-scale public challenge to the strongman. (more)

Security at Yemen’s main radioactive material storage facility was so lax, that the one guard on duty had been removed, while its only security camera had been broken for six months, according a leaked US embassy cable. (more)

Last weekend’s parliamentary elections in Egypt once again highlighted the dismal state of democracy in the Arab world. The Mubarak regime pulled out all the stops to stymie the opposition and ensure that the ruling party captured 201 of the 209 seats up for grabs in the first round of elections. (more)

The fat lip President Obama received last week on the basketball court is similar to the fat lip America has received from the latest WikiLeaks release of sensitive State Department communications. Both are embarrassing because they reveal vulnerabilities and actions best not made public. Neither is a debilitating injury when properly treated. The president’s fat lip only required a few stitches. America’s fat lip, however, requires major surgery. (more)

Traditionally, Thanksgiving marks the official start of what has become known in America as “the holidays”: From the celebration of the Islamic New Year to Christian Christmas, and the African heritage festival of Kwanza, it is a season for loving, giving, and sharing. (more)