1. Iranian Ayatollah Jannati Monday blasted Saudi Arabia for attacking Shiite rebels in north Yemen, 2. Saleh visits military units in Sanaa, hails ‘heroism’ of troops, 3. Shoura Council chief tells world food security conference to condemn meddling in Yemen’s internal affairs, 4. Security in Ibb arrest man for smuggling antiques, 5. Foreign minister meets [...]
SANAA, 16 Nov — The Executive Director of al-Afif Cultural Foundation, Abdul-Bari Taher Monday said in a statement to News Yemen website that “tolerance in Yemen is something we dearly miss,” adding “we are living in a society that destroys itself by hate, rancor, resentment and bigotry,” and called for “diagnosis of the Yemeni case.” [...]
HADRAMOUT, 16 Nov — More than 20,000 people converged on the town of Taraba in Seyoun on Monday to discuss the implications of al-Qaeda attack on security officials in the region two weeks ago in which five top security officials were killed. A number of leading clerics, and dignitaries from Hadramout were in the audience [...]
SANAA, 16 Nov — Armed tribesmen from Arhab tribal grouping Monday kidnapped a Japanese engineer working on the construction of a school in an area 12 miles northeast of the capital, Sanaa. The Islamist online website, Alsahwa quoted local sources in Arhab as saying “the kidnappers are demanding the release of a clan member who [...]
SANAA, 16 Nov — The U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Seche Monday expressed concern over the government’s clampdown on journalism in Yemen and reiterated his country’s support of freedom of expression. Seche who was speaking during a press conference organized by the Female Journalists Forum said “growing violations against citizens especially reporters fall back on [...]
HAJJA, 16 Nov — Saudi fighter jets Monday night bombed a number of targets near the port of Midi in Hajja, the Islamist website, Alsahwa said quoting sources at Yemen’s coastguard in Midi. The sources said “the air strikes hit targets in Yemen’s Small Ashaq island near the Saudi Large Ashaq island,” adding “the shelling [...]
SADAA, 16 Nov — In a statement to the Kuwaiti al-Watan newspaper, field commander of the Zaydi Shiite rebels in north Yemen, Abdul-Malik al-Huthi Monday denied reports the rebels are receiving aid from fellow Shiites in Kuwait. He said “the Huthis are Arabs and Muslims and our affiliation is not bound to a certain ideology [...]
1. Yemen takes part in international food security conference, 2. Interior ministry says 200 thousand pieces of weapons seized since 2009 outset, 3. Relief aid from people in Hodeida for displaced people arrives in Hajja, 4. Study says 40% of children in Hodeida work, 5. Transportation minister approves setup of command room to fight piracy, [...]
SANAA, 15 Nov — Speaking at the opening of a 2-day seminar organized by the Ministry of Information to review successes and failures of journalism in Yemen, Information Minister Hassan al-Lawzi Sunday said “the number of newspapers in Yemen has reached 400 in addition to 22 other newspapers owned by political parties and civil society [...]
SANAA, 15 Nov — Director of the Media Section at the state-commissioned Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC), Yassin Abdu Saed Sunday reviewed with a delegation from the German Development Agency, GTZ the role of both his authority and the Central Organization for Control and Audit (COCA) in protecting public funds, the government official [...]
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