The descriptions provided about each tweep is based on my own experience of  interacting with them. Yemen is located very near, indeed right next to, Saudi Arabia and that matters a great deal. WHO has a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption. The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital, Sanaa, in the early hours of Sunday, residents said. Offensive by Yemen’s Houthis threatens IDP camps in Marib. Yes, he mentioned me there. She is new on Twitter, but in a very short time, she managed to score the highest number of followers of any Yemeni tweep, as far as I know. I have e-known Farea since 2009 when I was working at the newspaper Yemen Observer. Helen Lackner is the author of Yemen in Crisis: The Road to War. Yet, he never complains. A few years before the so-called Arab Spring, Tawakkol was organising regular protests in front of Yemen’s cabinet, demanding political reforms. However, whenever he is on Twitter, he provides insightful tweets. I follow you on Twitter, where my name is Woman from Yemen.” I replied: “Finally we meet. I once met her when she came to Yemen Observer to train us journalists in how to report in hazardous situation. Mohammed al-Asaadi (238 followers) @alasaadim. Yemen currently has two rival governments – an internationally recognised but largely ineffectual one in the south, and the unrecognised Houthi one in the north. After reading an article where he was quoted, I was very impressed by him. In fact, she was one of few female foreign journalists who were at the frontline during the clashes with the security forces, where she fearlessly reported about the crackdown of protesters. We apply a mixed methods research protocol to describe activity on Twitter around the conflict in Yemen. He sometimes curses, which adds a distinguished flavour to his tweets. Summer is my spiritual sister. Fahd himself is a Yemeni man who lives in Egypt. After a visit to Yemen … She was great! 22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: North Yemen became independent on 1 November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the … Farea al-Muslimi (1,318 followers) @almuslimi. He is a very open-minded photographer and graphic designer who lives between Yemen, KSA and Malaysia. She's a graduate student in Communication at University of Gothenburg and the co-founder of the Yemeni Salon NGO in Stockholm, Sweden. A soon-to-be-called economist, Amal is a young Yemeni who lives in Berlin where she is studying. First, my own preference. Mohammed al-Basha (2,577 followers) @Yemen411. Latest on Coronavirus from WHO It’s the job of those who govern to keep it that way. His serious and sharp tweets about Yemen always provide a different dimension which helps to evaluate the political situation. Amal Nasser (1,954 followers) @Amal_Nasser. Civilian casualties in Yemen are high. Gregory mostly tweets about Yemen and is never afraid to openly criticise US policies towards Yemen. Afrah Nasser is a Yemeni freelance writer and blogger, since 2010 focusing on human rights violations, women's rights and the political developments in Yemen. He tweets about his own observations of daily life in Yemen, and sometimes he also gives tips on self-development. Summer also tweeted from Aden when she visited her home city a few months ago, telling about a very harsh reality for IDPs in southern Yemen. Tawakkol Karman (26,682 followers) @TawakkolKarman. I am not including Amal in this list because she is my sister, but because I honestly think that she has something worth saying. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Second, they truly have something worth saying. Given the fact that she is a very busy person, she mainly uses her Twitter account to distribute her Facebook statements about the situation in Yemen and the region. His name is Abubaker and he is a British-Yemeni freelance journalist and editor of Comment Middle East. twitter. FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2019 file photo, a malnourished newborn baby lies in an incubator at the Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen (YemenNet) blockpage [13] Research approach. He is not any ordinary “foreign expert” on Yemen, but has been to Yemen many times and spent several years learning Arabic. She diligently tweets about Yemen, always brining fresh info – like when she tweeted about the incident when a young man threw his shoe on Yemen’s former President Saleh during his visit to New York in February. Email About the Author. A British freelance journalist, Tom has been living in Sanaa since before the protests started. Gregory is a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern studies at Princeton University who lives in the USA but regularly blogs about Yemen on his blog Waq al-Waq. Before the start of the so-called Arab Spring, Fahed was very successful in using Facebook to connect with thousands of Yemenis around the world through the page You think you’ve seen Yemen?, which collects photographs taken in Yemen. In 2017, the US admitted to carrying out 133 attacks in Yemen, the vast majority airstrikes, compared to just 150 confirmed strikes between all of 2002 and 2017. Sadeq Maktary (888 followers) @sadekmaktary. I follow you too!”. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have broken their silence on the cause of a fire that tore through a detention center for migrants earlier this month, killing at least 45 people, mostly Ethiopian migrants 30 June 2020 – Over the past 8 months, WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) have joined forces to ensure access to health care for the vulnerable in remote areas through the provision of a minimum service package. Then, sometime during January or February 2011, he wrote a lovely blogpost naming five bloggers from Yemen to follow. IOS rated the effectiveness of controls in the administration and finance areas as unsatisfactory. When the uprising in Yemen started, he was one of the first revolutionary photographers at Change Square in Sanaa. RELATED: Saudis Bomb Yemen's International Airport, Amid Devastating Blockade They are funny, sharp and cynical, and concern both Yemen and the region. Farea is an intelligent young Yemeni who is studying Political Science and Public Administration at the American University in Beirut. While his Twitter account is not an official one, he nevertheless often shares exclusive tweets fresh from the oven. He tweets mostly in Arabic and shares comments on current political developments, flavoured with his own analysis. I say “he seems” because I have not met Sadeq in person – yet. They have made the list based on three factors. I like reading his pieces about Yemen because he always makes sure to explain things and never takes things for granted. In the interview, he beautifully reported how the newspaper had manipulated a photo to make it look like Saleh’s supporters were millions while in reality they were much fewer. Stay on top of Yemen latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. The vast majority of Americans can’t find Yemen on a map today. Even though she is only 18 years old, she surprises me with her wise and sophisticated tweets. Osan Boairan (840 followers) @OsanBoairan. Noon Arabia (8,735 followers) @NoonArabia. Better known as “The Mother of all Yemenis on Twitter”, Hind is online almost 24/7, diligently tweeting about Yemen. He is also the spokesperson of Yemen’s embassy in Washington DC, USA. That was our first meeting. She is one of the leading Yemeni tweeps who  always makes use of her economist mind to analyse developments in the country. Her tweets are simple but profound, and she prefers to remain “Noon Arabia” instead of revealing her real name. Link. Later, somehow I found him on Twitter, and since then, we have kept in touch. Right in the middle of the uprising in Yemen, in February 2011, I was at a seminar in Sanaa to discuss the political situation. In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price Yemen's health system hangs together by a thread. Yemen now suffers the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the new country that has taken shape after Saleh could not be further removed from the dreams of the revolutionaries in 2011. Today, she is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and all eyes are on her. WHO’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (IOS) conducted an audit of the Yemen Country Office during the period July to October 2018. His tweets about Yemen always provide info about Taiz that mainstream media fail to do. The page’s around 7,800 fans makes it one of the most popular Facebook pages ever about Yemen. Micheline Tobia, reported about the crackdown of protesters, exposing the unprofessionalism of Reuters. Independence. Mohammed is one of few Yemeni governmental officers on Twitter, and he is famous for his facilitating of international journalists’ visa applications to enter Yemen. We quite often get the question: “Are you sisters?”, to which we both answer: “I wish!”. Fake Twitter bots are blocking the dissemination of information from within Yemen as the crisis gripping the country deepens, according to international journalists and academics. Noon Arabia has lived in Yemen and several other countries, both Arab and European. As of March 26, 2018, at least 10,000 Yemenis had been killed by the fighting, with more than 40,000 casualties overall. We draw on social network mapping techniques to generate a map of users that serves as a guide for qualitative content analysis. Even though she has been blogging since 2007, it was with the protests last year that her sharp blog posts and tweets really started to shine. Iona is a British freelance journalist who has covered Yemen’s political developments widely. For most practical purposes Yemen is now divided into two states, in line with the military dispositions. WHO and KSrelief join forces to preserve the health system in Yemen 30 June 2020 – Over the past 8 months, WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) have joined forces to ensure access to health care for the vulnerable in remote areas through the provision of a minimum service package. Hind al-Eryani (7,418 followers) @Dory_Eryani. What I find interesting is how he is very diplomatic when interacting with anti-government tweeps. A prominent Yemeni journalist, who in 2006 was involved in a big scandal when the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad was posted in the newspaper Yemen Observer. Later, that experience inspired him to come out with some wonderful artistic work. He is also the spokesperson of Yemen’s embassy in Washington DC, USA. I used to consider Tom as a rival after he joined the newspaper Yemen Times and reported about Yemen for several international publications. She is now part of the Global Voices online community and writes about political and social developments in Yemen. Yemen (/ ˈ j ɛ m ən / (); Arabic: ٱلْيَمَن ‎, romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ ‎, romanized: al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah, literally "Yemeni Republic"), is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.It is … I can not describe how humble and supportive he is. Gregory Johansen (4,515 followers) @gregorydjohnsen. Noon Arabia has been one of Yemen’s strongest social media voices since the start of the so-called Arab Spring. Atiaf al-Wazeer (8,834 followers) @WomanfromYemen. ... Twitter. Abubaker al-Shamahi (849 followers) @abubakrabdullah. Victoria Coates is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. UNICEF Yemen/2020 UNICEF awareness Coronavirus Disease Poster 1. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What parents should know How to protect yourself and your children. The support has enabled WHO to sustain the health system at primary and secondary levels, by allowing 293 facilities to remain functional and provide health access to 4.3 million people. She blogs and tweets rigorously about the situation in Yemen, as well as on other topics. UNICEF Yemen/2020 UNICEF awareness Coronavirus Disease Poster 2. Mohammed al-Basha (2,577 followers) @Yemen411. Her tweets are witty and intense, she curses a lot, and has great level of cynicism and satire. Visit the site. His tweets are sharp and very sophisticated. Jenny Gustafsson, Sarah Lily Yassine, 12.03.11 — Push by rebels for oil-rich Marib threatens to displace at least 385,000 people, according to the UN migration agency. Her tweets are both bold and controversial. I saw him speak on TV to France24 about the scandal of Saleh supporters having manipulated pictures at the national newspaper Al-Thawra. Although busy most of the time, he tries to tweet about Yemen, providing fresh and insightful news. Mohammed is one of few Yemeni governmental officers on Twitter, and he is famous for his facilitating of international journalists’ visa applications to enter Yemen. Marwan al-Muraisy (11,781 followers) @almuraisy. If you need a real laugh about the current political situation in Yemen, Osan’s tweets are the answer for you. Summer is a young, vibrant and outspoken Yemeni-American living in New York. He is one of the most intelligent Yemeni men I have ever met. He only writes in Arabic, and his tweets are both insightful and provide a historical context. In her tweets, she humorously complains about the recurring electricity blackouts and the water shortage in Sanaa. The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation as it “speeds towards a massive famine.”. Alaa blogs and tweets from Aden where he has endured lots of trouble because of his political stance. Originally, I wanted to do a 10 must-follow-list, but since there are so many good tweeps, I expanded the list to include 20 tweeps. Mohammed was jailed for that several months and was only released after submitting a bailout. Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee, Coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) », Yemen: Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 - extension, WHO and KSrelief join forces to preserve the health system in Yemen, Noncommunicable diseases are a silent burden on the people of Yemen, In Yemen, ‘hero’ epidemiologist succumbs to COVID-19, Risk communication and community engagement, Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Periodically, he also writes essays for different publications about Yemen. There, I met this lovely lady. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have admitted their forces caused a fire that killed 45 people at a migrant centre earlier this month, saying more than a dozen soldiers and officials face punishment. I had the chance to read his blog during the very first days of Yemen’s uprising, and later on I found him on Twitter. Abdulrahman is not someone who tweets all the time, but whenever he does, he really has something worth saying. Ibrahim Mothana (3,122 followers) @imothanaYemen. The first time I got to know about Marwan was in Sanaa. Some time during February or March 2011, as I entered the building of Yemen Times, I noticed a young outsider at the office, glued to his laptop; working. Osan is a young Yemeni who works as an accountant in Aden, but on his free time he blogs and tweets about developments in the country’s south. Summer Nasser (2,160 followers) @SummerNasser. On a personal level, I have had the privilege to meet Mohammed in person in Yemen. I feel really blessed that he is also one of my good friends. He is one of the bravest tweeps that I know from Aden. 19.03.21 — Camille Leprince, Obaid Allah, 05.03.21 — She is also the person behind two famous campaigns in Yemen: No Qat a Day and No Qat at Government Facilities. He seems to be a young, liberal revolutionary who had very high expectations of the revolution, but got disappointed with all the setbacks Yemen has witnessed. Months passed, then I found him on Twitter since he usually tweets about Yemen. One day I will! Since he is engaged in much work, he tweets periodically. Marwan, who lives in Saudi Arabia, tweets about the situation in Yemen and other countries. “And I am Atiaf al-Wazeer,” she answered, and continued: “Oh wait! For reasons of history and geography, the Saudis … A young activist, author and Arab Thought Foundation ambassador who lives in Sanaa, Ibrahim was one of the first people to actively tweet about the situation in Yemen when the protests started. CAIRO — In a single day this week, the United States' involvement in Yemen's catastrophic six-year-long war pivoted. Hind is the mastermind behind exposing the unprofessionalism of Reuters who had their main correspondent in Yemen working closely with former president Saleh. Since then, I have gotten to know more about Atiaf, who blogs  and tweets with passion from Sanaa. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom as his Special Envoy for Yemen in February 2018. During the fierceful armed fight that was brought about by the security forces in Taiz city last year, Sadeq was one of few reliable tweeps from Taiz who could describe the situation and provide political analysis. More than $100 million is urgently needed to meet the sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls. In addition to that, he is very interactive with other tweeps. Her heart, however, is in Yemen and Egypt where she holds dual citizenship. I introduced myself: “Hi, my name is Afrah,” I said. This audit was initiated by the organization. From that point, my perception of him changed. At the moment, he is the spokesman of UNICEF’s Yemen office. Alaa is an activist and a human rights defender, who tweets mostly about Aden but tries to cover other issues as well. Link. His tweets are personal and has nothing to do with the UNICEF, but they are often very warm and concern children and young orphans in Yemen. Third, they have commitment and integrity. After being inspired by a piece selecting 20 tweeps from Lebanon, I prepared this list of people tweeting about Yemen. Abdulrahman Jaber (647 followers) @ARJaber. Whenever I have an argument with Ibrahim, he always wins. She resides in Beirut, Lebanon, where she works as a social media analyst.

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