yemen on Vice

Yemen Wants Their Guantanamo Detainees Back

Of the 166 detainees who remain held without charge in Guantanamo Bay, 91 are Yemeni. It’s not quite as popular an issue as the drone strikes, but Yemenis still bring up Guantanamo on a nearly weekly basis. Many see the legal limbo of their fellow countrymen as a kind of tragicomic joke. Full story

Yemen's Deposed President Has Built a Museum Dedicated to Himself

In addition to one pair of exploded jeans the ex-president was wearing when someone tried to blow him up, the gallery consists of some 2,000 pieces from 81 countries, mostly given to him as diplomatic gifts during his 33-year rule. I went along to gawk at the absurdity of it all… Full story

Who Is Causing the Blackouts in Yemen?

Beyond offering an outlet, the attacks on the electrical grid have a decent track record of getting results; as some see it, the whole thing is almost a sort of game. Tribesmen commit acts of sabotage with the goal of being offered incentives (financial or otherwise) to refrain f… Full story

Yemeni Tribal Kidnapping Negotiations Are Surprisingly Civil

While the media tends to focus on the rare occurrences involving foreigners or those somehow linked to al Qaeda, the vast majority of kidnappings in Yemen are domestic tribal affairs that end peacefully without any government involvement. In the absence of a strong state, most ru… Full story

What Drones See

Until now, it’s been tough to visualize—indeed, to personalize—the scope of America's covert, hotly contested drone campaigns in the Middle East and Horn of Africa. That’s where Dronestagram comes in. Full story

Overheard Overhead

Yemen has a thing for American drones. Full story

Who Is Alan Roberts, the Director of 'Innocence of Muslims'? We Think His Real Name Is Robert Brownell

Early yesterday morning VICE was anonymously furnished with documents that link a California resident named Robert Brownell (aka Robert Brown)—to the pre-production of 'Innocence of Muslims.' Full story

Crossing Pirate Alley on a Yemeni Cookie Boat

After a week of lingering around in Aden, I secured a spot on a ship bound for Somaliland, transporting a quarter-million pounds of cookies. Full story

Hell On Earth

Yemen is Crippled by Terrorism, Drought and Civil War

Situated at the southernmost tip of the Middle East, just across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia, Yemen is the region's poorest country, and one of the more heavily armed Arab nations. Full story