http://yementribune.com/blog Independent English News Daily from Yemen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:23:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1233 [caption id="attachment_1230" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yemeni women walk by the Palace of the Rock in Sanaa"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1229 [caption id="attachment_1227" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Historical city of Shibam in Hadramout"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1226 [caption id="attachment_1224" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yemeni tribesmen during a meeting (Archive)"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1223 [caption id="attachment_1221" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Steven Seche addresses reporters in a news conference in Sanaa on Nov 16, 2009"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1220 [caption id="attachment_1218" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Saudi F-15 warplanes"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1217 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1214 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1212 [caption id="attachment_1209" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Yemen's Information Minister Hasan Ahmad al-Lawzi"][/caption] 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1208 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 ... http://yementribune.com/blog/?p=1205