The latest news out of Yemen is that militants led by Tariq Al-Zahab (طارق الذهب), who has family ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, took over the town of Rada'a (رداع) and occupied the famous al Amiriya mosque and madrasa. The locals complained that the military, with their tanks and armored vehicles stationed nearby, let the militants [...]
Yemen seems to be in the news on a daily basis these days. If it’s not the Huthis in the North, it’s the separatists in the South. If it’s it not Al Qaeda in Marib, it’s some tribesmen kidnapping tourists. On top of all that, a severe water shortage and a whole nation addicted to [...]
Classical Arabic or Quranic Arabic is the language of the Quran, Hadith, and classical literature. It shares the same grammar with its direct descendant Modern Standard Arabic, but differs from it in style and word choices. Most non-Muslim Arabic students concentrate on Media Arabic, modern literature, or dialects after they reach an advanced level, while [...]
My first exposure to Bedouin dialect was when I stayed with a Bedouin family in the Empty Quarter near the Yemeni-Saudi-Omani border. At the time I had lived in Sana’a for about ten months, but my MSA was still shaky and I had no exposure to other dialects besides Sana’ani and its variants spoken in [...]
Yesterday a military air raid in Marib missed the wanted Al Qaeda member and accidentally killed the vice governor who was supposed to meet the "terrorist" for negotiations. Angry tribesmen blew up an oil pipeline and attacked power lines and petrol stations. In the capital city Sana'a, fighter jets and helicopters have been flying overhead [...]
Here is a transcript of today's news talking about Iran conducting military exercises and Israel holding defense drills amid regional tension. المناورات الإيرانية والتدريبات الإسرائيلية أهلاً بكم من جديد، يبدأ الجيش الإيراني اليوم الإثنين مناورات تستمر ثلاثة أيام في محافظة أصفهان وفقاً لما ذكرته وكالة أنباء "فارس"، وقال قائد القوات البرية إن المناورات التي أطلق [...]
نقل مراسل الجزيرة في إسلام أباد عن مصادر أمنية أن ما لايقل عن أربعة عشر شخصاً لقوا مصرعهم جرّاء إطلاق طائرة دون طيار يُعتقد أنها أمريكية 13 صاروخاً على سيارةٍ وخيامٍ عدةٍ ومجمَّع سكني في منطقة دلتا خيل في شمال وزيرستان وأشارت المصادر إلى أن الصوارخ أصابت مستودعاً للذخيرة ما تسبَّب في حدوث سلسلة انفجارات [...]
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