Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 6

8-Feb-2010

MEES Agenda

Yemens Challenges Require A Comprehensive Approach

Yemen became the focus of international attention late in 2009 when a Nigerian man, trained in the Arab Gulf country, attempted to blow up a US airliner over Detroit. A meeting called in late January in London by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown aimed to improve international coordination in addressing Yemens economic and development issues, as well as more immediate threats to the...