Upheaval in Yemen Background and prospects of a rebellion with uncertain outcome - International Reports
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Upheaval in Yemen Background and prospects of a rebellion with uncertain outcome
by
Christoph Dreyer
Under normal circumstances Yemen rarely makes the international headlines – usually only when Westerners are kidnapped or militant Islamists cause a stir. Even since the start of the protests in the Arab world, Yemen has only sporadically penetrated the awareness of the general public in the West. Yet the political upheavals that have been taking place there since early this year are no less dramatic than those in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Syria.