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...Casablanca last week. In almost the same breath in which he declared open a summit meeting of the 21-member League of Arab States, the monarch deplored "the existence of vacant seats" at the first such gathering in three years. The brocaded chairs intended for Syria, Lebanon, South Yemen, Algeria and Libya were empty. Of the remainder, only eight were filled by heads of state. Most notably absent was Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who was represented by Crown Prince Abdullah...
Trekking in the Arabian Peninsula usually brings to mind images of sweltering deserts, but tucked away in Yemen's remote Haraz Mountains is a cool and verdant high country, only known to a few discerning hikers. At its heart is the 2,960-m peak, Jabal Shibam, pictured, under which sits the 12th century hilltop village of Al Hajjarah - the country's hiking hub. The fortified hamlet is one of the prettiest in Yemen, with numerous trails leading up the volcanic mountains and down to the Grand Canyon-like wadis (dry river valleys). But Al Hajjarah is only accessible...
...really shows the power that the Lebanese people were able to bring to bear in a completely peaceful way,” said Bodine, who was formerly the U.S. ambassador to Yemen...
...household with other school-age children. But a growing number of empty nesters are flinging open their doors to children from around the world. Despite global political turmoil, in the 2003-04 academic year more than 27,000 high school students from countries such as South Korea, Yemen, Uzbekistan and Peru lived with U.S. families, according to the Council on Standards for International Travel, the industry's trade association. Although the number of hosts who are empty nesters is not known, Ted Bennett, president of the Foundation for International Travel, says it is rising. Many, he observes, are boomers...
Besides serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen from 1997 to 2001, Bodine has served various posts related to the Middle East, inlcuding acting as the Deputy Principal Officer in Baghdad from 1980 to 1983 and as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Kuwait during the first Gulf War. More recently she was appointed coordinator for post-conflict reconstruction for Baghdad and the central regions of Iraq...