Tag : Yemen
Immigration Protests Washington DC title : Trump Defends His Immigration Executive Order Amid US, Global Outcry: ‘This Is Not Muslim Ban’
summary : President Donald Trump defended his controversial executive order that bars the citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States, as thousands of protesters chanted outside of the White House and at multiple, major U.S. airports on Sunday in opposition of the president's sudden immigration policy change. Trump denied the ban was religiously-driven, but confused matters by also announcing Christian refugees would get first priority for U.S. entry. Many people now are seeking answers about why Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are not on Trump's immigration ban, which are countries in which Trump companies do business.
date : Jan 30, 2017 12:22 PM EST
Father Tom Uzhunnalil Prayers title : Church Urges International Community Not to Forget Kidnapped Priest Eight Months After Abduction
summary : Eight months after the kidnapping of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in Yemen by suspected ISIS radicals, his congregation is urging the international community to continue praying for the missing priest and his release.
date : Nov 09, 2016 10:20 AM EST
ambulance title : Air Strike on Yemen Hospital Kills at Least Seven: Residents, Officials
summary : A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a hospital in Yemen's northern Hajja province on Monday, residents and local officials said, killing at least seven people and wounding 13.
date : Aug 15, 2016 01:51 PM EDT
Father Thomas Uzhunnali title : Priest to Be Crucified By ISIS on Good Friday Still Not Accounted For, Says Indian Government
summary : Although Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna confirmed on Monday that Indian Catholic priest, Father Thomas Uzhunnali, was crucified by Islamic State radicals on Good Friday in Yemen, Indian government officials on Monday (March 28) stated they had no information of his whereabouts. Uzhunnali was taken hostage from a retirement home in Aden during an attack by on March 4. It has been assumed since that time he was being held hostage.
date : Mar 28, 2016 08:31 PM EDT
Father Tom Uzhunnalil Prayers title : Priest Abducted In Yemen Receiving Global Prayers; Nuns Informed He Will Be Crucified On Good Friday
summary : As Good Friday approaches within the next 24 hours, qualms are mounting about the welfare of a Salesian priest who was seized during a terrorist attack on a senior citizens' facility in Yemen on March 4. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was believed to have been kidnapped by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria radicals (ISIS), and dreadful Internet reports suggest he may be crucified by his captors on Good Friday, as Christians mark the day Jesus died. No group has claimed responsibility for kidnapping the priest, but a nun who survived the attack attributed it to ISIS.
date : Mar 24, 2016 10:07 AM EDT
Tom Uzhunnalil title : Priest Seized By Terrorists in Yemen Remains Missing Among Rumors He Will be Crucified on Good Friday
summary : Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who was seized during a terrorist attack in Yemen on March 4, remains in the custody of unknown group who are likely Islamic extremists, his Salesian superiors announced. He was the chaplain of the nursing home in Aden run by the Missionaries of Charity. Four Sisters of Mother Teresa nuns were killed in the terrorist raid; the priest was kidnapped. Unconfirmed rumors spreading throughout the Internet claim he will be crucified on Good Friday, which is March 25.
date : Mar 22, 2016 09:43 AM EDT
Pope Francis title : In His Easter Message, Pope Francis Calls for End to Violence and Oppression Worldwide
summary : Pope Francis used his Easter message on Sunday to call for an end to violence and oppression around the world.
date : Apr 07, 2015 02:25 PM EDT
Chaos in Yemen title : Chaos in Yemen Highlights Complicated Relationship Between United States and Iran
summary : The lack of a cohesive central government, along with loyalties divided on tribal lines, has threatened to destabilize Yemen into a civil war. However, the chaos in that country also brought to light the complicated relationship between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
date : Mar 26, 2015 07:58 PM EDT
Yemen Unrest title : United Nations Issue Dire Warning on Yemen’s Freefall as al-Qaida Makes Its Move
summary : Shortly after the United Nations warned that the country of Yemen could enter a civil war and break apart soon, fighters linked to al-Qaida managed to seize a large army base in the southern part of that country.
date : Feb 12, 2015 04:50 PM EST
Yemen Rebels title : Yemen Instability Reverberates Across the West after President Resigns, Government Collapses
summary : The country of Yemen, a critical U.S. ally in the “war on terror,” could get a lot more unstable thanks to its government cutting a deal with Shiite Muslim rebels that resulted in the resignation of its leadership.
date : Jan 22, 2015 07:40 PM EST