yemen is a strategic country right on the indian ocean and next to bab el mandab , much more needs to be done with Yemen , and its the closest country culturally and ethnically outside the GCC to us .
Bro even in the same family brothers have their difference , but its a minor difference, not something that I really care about , The GCC organisation have proofed how effective in it is in dealing with crises like Bahrain when Gulf Defence Shield ended the sectarian uprising effectively and Yemen when Saudi Arabia successfully negotiated a peaceful transition .
The recent successes of GCC in dealing with internal threat in Bahrain and the power struggle in Yemen is what made me more supportive of further unity among GCC states .
GCC countries today have achieved the following :
1) A defence pact agreement
2) Joint military force " Peninsula Shield Force " recently ended the instability in Bahrain
3) Common Market Just like the european union
4) Freedom of travel among our citizens among member states
5) Formation of a Joint naval force
6) currently building a Joint air defence command force for the whole GCC
7) Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today have become one country .
8) Jordan effectively became part of the GCC and took part in our joint military force
If you see many major achievements have been achieved, were more like one country now , further years will also witness further integration .
Indeed. Right to the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden. Also Yemen has 200 islands of a strategic importance.
Yemen has such a enormous potential really. We Arabs all know about how ancient Yemen is. One of the most ancient civilizations on earth. The hospitality of the people, culture, humor, amazing cuisine which is the most popular Arab cuisine in the GCC, it is known as the Switzerland of the Arab world etc. Enormous potential for tourism and a unique country on all fronts. Socotra itself is being submitted to the 7 new wonders of the world! Imagine if more tourism came without damaging the nature of Yemen? It would be a HUGE economical boost. Indeed it is Arabia Felix despite all the political problems and in some cases poverty. But often the poor people are the most welcoming and friendly. We all know this.
Even Prophet Muhammad (saws) blessed Yemen more than any land besides Hejaz.
The problem with Yemen right now is the economy, the political crisis and the Houthi aspect. Oh, and Al-Qaeda, the North/South divide which is rooted in politics and the Southerners complain about discrimination which I don't agree since my mother has ties to both Sana'a and Tarim (North and South). Oh, and tribalism obviously. Education, security, a prospering economy and further integration among its neighboring Arab states (read GCC) would solve the majority of those problems. If Oman (basically Yemen 2 in terms of basically everything can be successful, despite having a much, much smaller population then Yemen can too).
We all appreciate the GCC role in the transitiion and largely peaceful collapse of Ali Abdullah Saleh. It would not have happened without that.
Despite all this then Yemen has a population of 25 million and it is the fastest growing Arab population. In 10-15 years time the population will be 50 million if not more. The Yemeni diaspora is enormous. It was the first Muslim and Arab community in England. There are millions of Arabs in South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia) of Yemeni ancestry. You must know that as a half Malaysian.
I really feel that Yemen could be a big boost for us and the Arab world. It has been neglected for too long and suffered from too many conflicts. Often forgotten. Well enough of Yemen.
Yes, all what you mention is exactly what should be appointed and we all appreciate that. We hope that same steps would be taking to welcoming new member states and further expanding and improving the security, economical and cultural cooperation. Especially the military one since we face a danger and enemy in the Iranian Mullah's as of now. The only one really aside from our own population.
Yes, Jordan is de facto a memberstate. But as with Yemen Jordan should get all the help it needs. Because much like Yemen it has problems on many fronts. The Syrian crisis is not helping them either. I really hope that the GCC will take more Syrian refugees and that a even bigger role. We already have many Syrians here. From ancient times at least in Hejaz. Not sure about UAE.
Oh, the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan should be kept in check. They will only damage Jordan especially economically. Qatar should not help them as we hear they do.
FSA have captured much more important and much bigger areas in the time you were celebrating capturing Qusair. Keep celebrating my friend.
who has done a lot to every one
