keep your eyes on the middle east- spotlight yemen!
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The Republic of Yemen
Zaidi Islam
Disputed President of the Revolution:
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi
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Yemen is located in W. Asia, in the S. end
of the Arabian Peninsula.
Bordered by Saudi Arabia & Oman.
Yemen’s territory includes more than
200 islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen
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Population
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Yemen (& parts of Ethiopia & Eritrea) was the home of Biblical Sheba.
The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon
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Yemen was home to Jews, Christians, & local pagans. By the 7th
century, Islam spread rather quickly.
Jews in YemenCatholic church in Aden, Yemen
destroyed by militants
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Yemen has been
described as a kleptocracy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy
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Since 2011, Yemen has been in political crisis.
In 2014, the Houthis took over Sana’a (the capital) forcing Ali Mohsen al-
Ahmar to flee the country
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The Houthis are a Shia led movement from N. Yemen. They have gained control of a significant part of Yemen & are resisting Saudi Arabian led intervention.
Saudi led coalition includes: UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan & is supported by Somalia, the U.S., the U.K., and France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen
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Both the Houthis & Saudi Arabian
coalition in Yemen are being attacked by ISIS.
ISIS claimed responsibility for killing 137 at 2 Shiite Houthi mosques in Yemen’s
capital city.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-attack-bomb-idUSKBN0MG11J20150320
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Yemen consists of 45% Zaidi Islam (Fivers), 53% Sunnis, & tiny amounts of Shia groups.
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The Yemeni Houthis are
fighting against Salafism.
Salafis are an ultra-conservative reform movement within Sunni
Islam
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Before you feel sympathy for the Houthis, though,
consider their motto…
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According to the Bible, the Houthis
are a cursed group…
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Current News…
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The U.N. has reported that
Yemen Houthis freed a detained
minister & 4 Activists to aid
Peace talks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKCN0US26G20160114
United Nations (U.N.) special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould
Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media upon departure after a five-
day visit to Yemen's capital Sanaa January 14, 2016.
REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH
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Human rights groups say there
has been an increase in Saudi-led air strikes in yemen. Many are worried about the use of American
made cluster bombshttp://www.npr.org/2016/01/14/463084372/human-rights-groups-criticize-use-of-cluster-bombs-in-yemen-conflict
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Financial hardship forces yemen’s
children to join the war! Children
comprise up to 1/3 of the fighters in
the war.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/economic-hardship-forces-yemen-children-join-war-160113072753967.html
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Iran claims that Saudi Arabia
deliberately bombed its embassy in
yemen.
http://thevillagessuntimes.com/2016/01/14/iran-to-protest-saudi-bombing-of-yemen-embassy-to-security/
Iran plans to report the bombing to the Security Council.
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The World Food Program is
concerned about the Rapidly
Deteriorating situation in Taiz, Yemen, which is 1 step Below famine.
http://famagusta-gazette.com/rapidly-deteriorating-humanitarian-situation-in-yemen-cause-for-concern-p31909-69.htm
People have been going hungry for weeks. 7.6 million people do
not have enough food to be healthy.
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Is Yemen in the Biblical Text?
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Biblical Sheba is believed to be
Yemen, parts of Ethiopia, &
Eritrea.
The sons of
Cush were Seba and
Havilah and Sabtah and
Raamah and Sabteca;
and the sons of
Raamah were Sheba and
Dedan.-Genesis 10:7
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The Queen of Sheba visited
an Israeli King!
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According to the prophet Ezekiel
Sheba will watch as Iran invades
Israel!
Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and
gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?'”‘
-Ezekiel 38:13
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