The second co-conspirator in a ‘dark web’ plot to deal heroin and cocaine in the US has pleaded guilty to distribution charges, following a multi-agency investigation and sting operation in 2016. Using the code names ‘Area51’ and ‘DarkApollo,’ two men with residence in Brooklyn, New York, were found to be large-scale distributors of the drugs […]
Tag: Yemeni
Yemeni oil reserves under dispute as civil war rages on
Published time: 3 Mar, 2017 09:38Edited time: 3 Mar, 2017 09:49 A Yemeni economic expert from the region contends that French Total’s operations in the Kharkhir region amount to stealing on behalf of Saudi Arabia and ousted president Mansour Hadi – who, as the internationally recognized leader of Yemen, likely believes his actions are within […]
A senior Yemeni general has reportedly been killed in a Houthi missile attack
REUTERS/Fawaz Salman ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s deputy chief of staff was killed on Wednesday when the armed Houthi movement battling government forces fired a ballistic missile at an army camp on the Red Sea coast, according to a military source. The attack killing Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei was a blow to Yemeni government forces […]
The Yemeni Bodega Strike
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Given the chance, most any New Yorker will tell you that bodegas are a city institution, like libraries or the subway. They are overwhelmingly immigrant-owned and open 24 hours, dispensing basic groceries, household needs, and bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches at all hours. Accordingly, it was jarring for many New Yorkers to […]
