A former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden warned of an escalation in fighting between al-Qaida and Yemeni authorities and predicted the government would need outside intervention to stay in power.
Yemen to establish the first Socotra Community College by Kuwait Fund. YemenOnline. Feb 09, 2009 – Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al-Sabah together with Yemen Foreign Minister Dr. Al-Qurbi put today the cornerstone of the Socotra Community College, the cost of which is US$ 10 million funded by Kuwait. Sheikh Al-Sabah stated that his visit to Socotra Archipelago is a follow-up to the implementation of Socotra Port and Community College projects in the frame of Kuwait support programs to development projects in Yemen.