Yemen

"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen": Romance Diverts Humor

Grill House Mediterranean: New Shawarma-and-Pie Shop Sometimes Worth a Visit

Rageit Almurisi, Passenger Who Allegedly Tried to Break into Cockpit, Is 'Not a Terrorist'

Rageit Almurisi had passengers on Flight 1561 twisted up in knots​Yesterday, SF Weekly told readers about the bizarre -- or nightmarish, if you were a passenger on the plane -- incident where a Yemeni passenger on a SFO-bound flight tried to break into the cockpit. At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Ragei ... More >>

Bayview Liquors, Store Allegedly Extorted by Nation of Islam, Has Seen Plenty of Trouble

Let's drink to that ​News circulated this week about the arrest of a Nation of Islam school dean accused of extorting an employee at Bayview Liquors -- a grocery store owned by Yemenese Muslims on Third Street. According to news reports, police said that Leon Muhammad, dean of the Muhammad Univers ... More >>

So Many Things

Let's drink to that ​News circulated this week about the arrest of a Nation of Islam school dean accused of extorting an employee at Bayview Liquors -- a grocery store owned by Yemenese Muslims on Third Street. According to news reports, police said that Leon Muhammad, dean of the Muhammad Univers ... More >>

"The Oath": Ghosts of 9/11 with two of bin Laden's own

Let's drink to that ​News circulated this week about the arrest of a Nation of Islam school dean accused of extorting an employee at Bayview Liquors -- a grocery store owned by Yemenese Muslims on Third Street. According to news reports, police said that Leon Muhammad, dean of the Muhammad Univers ... More >>

Baghdad by the Bay

Let's drink to that ​News circulated this week about the arrest of a Nation of Islam school dean accused of extorting an employee at Bayview Liquors -- a grocery store owned by Yemenese Muslims on Third Street. According to news reports, police said that Leon Muhammad, dean of the Muhammad Univers ... More >>

Trial by Fire

A jury considers whether a store clerk in the Bayview acted in cold blood or in self-defense when he shot a woman he accused of shoplifting.

Guantánamo's Last Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and more jihad looms.

Spy vs. Why

Logic goes out with the intrigue in ho-hum "thriller" Traitor.

Power Failure

A three-month electrical outage exposed a tenderloin apartment building as a firetrap. How did the nonprofit property manager let things get so bad?

Bait and Snitch

Lying under oath, threatening witnesses, revealing the names of federal agents -- it's just another day on the job for one of the DEA's paid drug informants

Letters to the Editor

Week of January 12, 2005

The Bland Leading the Bland

Arab fusion in a new hotel restaurant leaves something to be desired

Shops and Gifts

Arab fusion in a new hotel restaurant leaves something to be desired

It's a Bechtel World

Think that a $680 million Iraq contract is a big deal? You don't know Bechtel.

Regime Changing

This all-American kid from Monterey is now one of the foremost experts on Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Where does he go from here?

Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports

A brief, shining geek triumph -- as told from the sidelines

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Ristorante Mereb

The Grid

Ristorante Mereb