In a formal address to the Yemeni people on National Unity Day (May 22sd) President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi was keen to dub Yemen's unification as the country "most historical achievement" and the most defining moment of the republic.

Two years after the UNICEF and the World Food Program classified 40% of Yemen population as food risk, a senior United Nations relief officials is painting a gruesome picture, warning that aid relief is no where near where it should be,

As prisoners in Guantanamo Bay prison's hunger strike enters its 100th day, officials in Washington are hinting the Pentagon is slowly leaning toward the release of all cleared-Yemeni nationals.

While Yemen is undergoing drastic social, political and economic changes, Saudi Arabia, the region' super-power is ever increasingly looking nervously as its southern border, fearing that its unruly neighbor's crises might spill

With a history stretching back millennium, Yemen today is in many ways the Yemen of time immemorial, when tribes roamed the lands, each with its zone of influence, according to its ancestral tribal legal and social system.

As the controversy on Yemen Guantanamo detainees is showing no sign of abating, Human Rights Minister Hooria Mahsour announced she is flying to Washington this Friday accompanied by her delegation to discuss the situation with American officials.

Like many girls in rural Yemen, Raysa Al-Kholani was married off early—in grade 7—and faced long odds in continuing her studies. Her in-laws insisted she stay home and care for a family of what would become nine children, but she had other ideas: She enlisted her husband’s support to return to school.

With nearly half of Guantanamo 90 Yemeni prisoners on hunger strike, families and rights groups in Yemen have increased their pressure on the Yemeni government, calling ever loudly on President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi to intervene for their immediate release.

As Human Rights Watch, the prominent rights organization announced on Tuesday it was launching a global campaign against the use of unmanned weaponry, Farea al-Muslimi,a prominent Yemeni journalist and rights activist was

With the United States of America dragging the release process of 56 Yemeni nationals from its terror penitentiary institution in Guantanamo, activists and families in Yemen have warned they would increase their pressure on both their government and the media to draw attention to such blatant injustice.

As the Yemeni government is fighting off Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda in Yemen, a Sunni Muslim terror group which seeks to overthrow the republican system in order to establish a Islamic Caliphate(system of government based solely on Shariah Law and the teachings of Prophet Mohammed.

Created in 2007 under then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh as an independent body vested with the authority to investigate corruption at all level of the state and public life, SNACC has said to be finally making some tangible progress in the

With Yemen busy discussing its political future at the National Dialogue Conference, policy-makers in Washington (United States of America) have been busy pondering over the most appropriate counter-terror strategy, weighting the effects of drone strikes against other less militarize and invasive methods.

Because Yemen culturally encourages inter-family marriages, especially in tribal settings where families tend to marry off their daughters to the first cousin or other close male relative, wanting to preserve their cultural, tribal and family identity,

While Yemen government continues to utilize its military resources to fight off terror militants n the country, with the full strategic support of the United States of America, a Youth group engineered a outreach counter-terrorism program directly targeting schools to educate youngsters against the danger of extremism and terror.

On March 18, Yemen will hold its much awaited and much anticipated National Dialogue Conference (NDC) entering the second and probably most sensitive phase of its transition of power as per enounced by the GCC brokered initiative (signed by deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh and member of the Opposition in Riyadh in November 2011).

Earlier this month Yemen made international headlines, this time not for its fructuous progress toward building democratic state institutions but rather for a much somber reason, the scheduled execution of a man, who, at the time of his crime was a juvenile.

Maria Yahya Saleh works as a project manager at an international development firm in Washington, DC. She focuses on global women's issues and Yemen. Prior to this, Maria worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Yemen, the poorest nation of the Arabian Peninsula has still the highest illiteracy rate in the region; 60% for women and 30% for men. The gap is explained by Yemen traditional views on female education, which in many rural settings is still perceived as unimportant or in some extreme cases contrary to a girl's good morality. In the province of al-Mahara, near the Omani border, the illiteracy rate runs at 90% among women.

As America is looking into its drone policy abroad and the impact its unmanned planes are having on local populations as opposed to the positive breakthrough CIA operatives alleges the campaign is having against al-Qaeda,

An investigation conducted by al-Wethaq a couple of months ago - a right group organization based in Yemen - revealed that two years in its post revolution era Yemen is still home to hundreds of slaves.

After much delay, postponement, twist and turns down Yemen's winding revolutionary road the transition government finally set a date for its much awaited National Dialogue Conference - March 18th, 2013, hoping it will allow the nation to move beyond old feuds and step into the present as a strong unit.

Although a traditional society which system and values are fiercely embedded in Islamic tradition,s Yemen has a long way to go when it comes to social justice, especially in regards to women.

While Yemen is battling poverty, hunger, terrorism and widespread instability, water, or rather the lack of it, is threatening to jeopardize the government's attempts to move its country away from the grip of misery.

While Yemen is working on rebuilding its broken economy, brought down by three decades of mis-management, corruption and a series of internal conflicts - terrorism, Sa'ada war and 2011 revolution -

According to the Business Insider - American-based online news site with a focus on financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals - Yemeni wannabe Jihadists would be using Turkey and a recent relaxation in traveling regulations to join offshoots of al-Qaeda in Syria.

We have learned throughout our "journey" at the Change Square how to detach ourselves from all these temptations surrounding us, to be able to stand for what elevate and motivate our life and our standards of living. Yes, we have learned how to take a stand after each fall and emerge stronger.

Dubbed the most instable, insecure and impoverished country of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen fares poorly compared to its oil rich neighbour.

Economists in Yemen have for several years now encouraged the state to move away from its dependency on oil and gas revenues to explore other avenues which would generate national growth and sustain economic development.

In its 2013 report on Yemen, Human Rights Watch - prominent rights organization - established that while Yemen had transitioned away from deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the government had yet to prove the state is more mindful of its citizens' rights as well as its obligation of care, fairness and equality in its dealings.

While Yemenis pride themselves for their family values, hundred of thousands of families across the country continue to rely on their children to bring an extra income, to the detriment of their education, well being and development.

In a country like Yemen it seems formulating a new law to organize the media profession is not that easy job. Since 1994, more than ten laws have been drafted on the press but there has been controversy about all of them by the concerned bodies such as the information ministry, the Yemeni journalists syndicate, the House of Representatives and Shura council and CSOs. As a result, no law of that has been passed.

According to traditions the Jews of Yemen history can be traced back as far as King Solomon , with legends telling the tale of some 75,000 Jews who, having foretold the fall of Jerusalem

Free from the shackles of autocracy, Yemenis hoped that the fall of the former regime would herald a time of social and political freedom where citizens would be able to express their opinions freely, without censorship or fear for their welfare.

Born and raised in Denmark, Morten Storm a reformed gang member , turned Muslim , turned CIA informant published his autobiography where he recalled an incredible series of events, which he said led to the death of Anwar al-Awlaki - former al-Qaeda leader in Yemen .Al-Awlaki was killed in an American-led drone strike in September 2011 -

Strong of its ability to shape state policies and influence officials Yemen Youth started back in 2012 a No Qat Campaign. The move which at first made many smile and shrug a little as Qat - a green leafy mild narcotic chewed daily by millions of Yemeni throughout the social spectrum - is as popular in Yemen as Football is to Europe is again gaining in momentum.

When Yemen rose against former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's autocratic regime, sociologists and anthropologists were quick to point out that the Arab Spring movement, born of a need to political self-determination will herald a social and cultural revolution across the Middle Eastern bloc, explaining that political freedom almost always lead to a yearning for personal freedom.

Although Yemeni women have on paper more rights than their Arabian sisters and a much greater social status, as they are often on equal footing with men. Saudi women for example are still prohibited from driving or even leaving their house alone to go about their business, while Yemeni women can work, study and even divorce without anyone even raising a disapproving eyebrow; for the most part anyway and in urban setting.

The other day I was invited to a wedding - not a normal Yemeni wedding - but a wedding without Qat! This was a novelty I was keen on witnessing, but was unfortunately unable to accept the invitation as I was travelling outside the country at the time. I was, and remain, intrigued.

In the wake of the 2011 revolution, the media in Yemen have witnessed significant changes. However, questions over press freedom and the future of the media remain.

We live in a complex world. The sands of change are shifting like never before and it is easy to lose sight of the importance of individual struggles as we look at the complexity of what is happening around us.

I just arrived back in Sana’a from Riyadh. I want to take this time to share with the Yemeni people, young and old, men and women, about what was achieved at the donors meeting there.

Government forces and other armed groups deployed in schools in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, during the 2011-2012 uprising, putting students at risk and undermining education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Some are concerned by violence in Yemen, others by the economy. Attacks allegedly by former President Saleh loyalists at the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense, plus unproven assassination attempts, highlight fragmentation of the military and the resistance of old regime supporters to change.

During Yemen's rainy season, which stretches from August to October, the Silah, the cobbled road that intersects the capital Sanaa's ancient Old City, often floods becoming, for a few brief hours, a fast-running river.

There is a need to understand the Indian Ocean area as a cultural complex which should be analyzed beyond the geographical division of Africa,

On Thursday June 7, 2012 Tawakkol Karman a 33 year old mother of three, a Nobel Peace Prize Co-recipient for 2011. Tawakkol Karman started her struggle in 2007 while Birtukan in 2005.

Three years ago a family, led by the women of the household, organized a small food collection initiative for Ramadan. This small endeavor managed to inspire a handful of friends and business acquaintances who helped feed over 100 families in Sana’a that Ramadan.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was deposed after almost 33 years of brutish rule in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2012. The quelling of a long reigning tyrant brought forth a glimpse of hope that Yemen

Prime Minister, Muhammad Salem Basindwa, on Wednesday said the era of arrogance has gone and that the law applies to all Yemeni citizens without expectations or discrimination.