Photo Gallery Rediscovering Yemen
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is beset from all sides. Separatists are mobilizing in the south of his nation while Shiites rebel in the north. Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida, meanwhile, has made the country a deployment base for terrorism, as evidenced by two recent package bombs.
Yemen has changed dramatically under President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled for three decades. In 1990 it was re-united -- like Germany -- but divisions from the Cold War remain.
Foto: AHMAD GHARABLI/ AFP
The formerly socialist south feels neglected by the government in the north, and fundamentalism has grown. Most Yemenis also chew khat, an ancient stimulant.
Foto: Hasan Jamali/ AP
The Yemeni military has to contend with southern secessionists as well as Shiite rebels in the far north. And the Western world -- which has rediscovered Yemen after recent bombing attempts -- wants the government to crack down on al-Qaida.
Foto: Yahya Arhab/ dpa
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