Yemen news items 1999 (Jan-Mar)

Yemen chronologyindex


Source Date Headline
AFP 1-Jan-99 Yemen hostages return home amid ongoing controversy
GDN 1-Jan-99 Hostages fly home
AFP 2-Jan-99 Bodies of dead hostages flown to London as Yemen pressed to cooperate
AFP 2-Jan-99 Four freed hostages arrive home in Germany
AFP 2-Jan-99 Yemeni president meets with HAMAS official
AFP 2-Jan-99 Analysts doubt international terror link in Yemen kidnap
OBS 3-Jan-99 Yemen: a year of living dangerously
AFP 3-Jan-99 US agents pursue probe in Yemen as injured hostages leave for home
AFP 3-Jan-99 "Yemen can't join Commonwealth, says Britain" - report
AFP 3-Jan-99 Yemen kidnappings "in retribution for Iraqi bombing"
RTN 4-Jan-99 Advanced Fibre Communications Deploys First UMC 1000 Systems In the Middle East
AFP 5-Jan-99 Kidnap survivor says rescue saved lives
AFP 5-Jan-99 Yemeni socialist assassinated on New Year's Eve
AFP 5-Jan-99 US, British "not participating" in Yemen kidnap probe
AFP 5-Jan-99 Saudi paper blames Yemen for hostage tragedy
AFP 5-Jan-99 Islamic leaders wants US and Britain out of kidnap probe
RTN 5-Jan-99 Hotels see cancellations in wake of Yemen killings
GDN 6-Jan-99 Detectives "told to quit Yemen on next flight"
Yahoo 6-Jan-99 Hostage Probe Detectives 'Ordered Out Of Aden'
RTN 6-Jan-99 No policy change on Yemen Commonwealth bid - Britain
RTN 6-Jan-99 UK expects to solve Yemen hostage probe problem
AFP 6-Jan-99 Britons, Pakistanis questioned over Yemen hostage-taking
RTN 6-Jan-99 Yemen defends rescue bid of Western hostages
AFP 7-Jan-99 Yemen says kidnappers' fellow conspirators were British
RTN 7-Jan-99 UK trying to contact six Britons arrested in Yemen
RTN 10-Jan-99 Yemen Kidnappers Seek Release Of Fellow Tribesman
OBS 10-Jan-99

Yemen: the British link

OBS 10-Jan-99 Yemen kidnap "linked with London group"
RTN 10-Jan-99 Yemen will not use force to rescue British hostage
RTN 11-Jan-99 Gunmen Rob Two U.S. Tourists In Yemen - Witnesses
RTN 12-Jan-99 UK detainees in Yemen say beaten, punched
AFP 12-Jan-99 Britons held in Yemen were in Islamist military training, says group
GDN 13-Jan-99 Yemen terror case suspects "signed false confessions"
RTN 13-Jan-99 Islamist sees Western deaths if kidnapper executed
RTN 13-Jan-99 Three Yemenis Charged With Murdering Tourists
GDN 14-Jan-99 Yemen kidnappers' call to London imam
RTN 14-Jan-99 FEATURE - Even the brave think twice now about Yemen
AFP 14-Jan-99 Consul sees fifth British suspect in Yemen
AFP 14-Jan-99 Islamist leader warns of more attacks on Westerners in Yemen
AFP 16-Jan-99 Lawyer names sixth man held in Yemen terrorism case
MEI 15-Jan-99 Row with Britain
AFP 15-Jan-99 Five Britons accused of terrorism in Yemen charged
AFP 15-Jan-99 Yemen worried about Britain-based Islamists
RTN 15-Jan-99 Yemen charges four of five Britons - Foreign Office
RTN 15-Jan-99 Yemen complains to UK over Islamist's statements
RTN 16-Jan-99 Yemen says Britons, Frenchman confess murder plot
AFP 16-Jan-99 December hostage deaths ended bumper year for Yemeni tourism
AFP 17-Jan-99 British couple, four Dutch kidnapped in Yemen
AFP 17-Jan-99 Islamist leader threatens Yemen over kidnapping trial
AFP 17-Jan-99 British couple, four Dutch kidnapped in Yemen
AFP 18-Jan-99 Forty Yemeni fishermen arrested in Somaliland
AFP 18-Jan-99 Yemeni tribal leaders aim for release of Dutch family, British couple
AFP 18-Jan-99 Britain names two Yemen hostages as tour firms scrap visits
RTN 20-Jan-99 Islamic cleric warns Westerners to quit Yemen
RTN 20-Jan-99 Yemen says British, Dutch hostages in good health
AFP 20-Jan-99 New threats from Britain-based Islamic chief
AFP 20-Jan-99 Yemeni tribesmen may soon free Western hostages: diplomat
AFP 21-Jan-99 Britain issues travel warning on Yemen, advises Britons there to quit
AFP 23-Jan-99 Trial of Britons charged with bomb plot set to open in Yemen
RTN 25-Jan-99 Yemen asks Britain to hand over Islamist leader
RTN 26-Jan-99 Yemen Has Kidnapping Suspects Under Siege
RTN 27-Jan-99 Germans Seized, Militants Arrested In Yemen
RTN 27-Jan-99 Family want time to ready British defence in Yemen
AFP 27-Jan-99 Yemeni tribesmen kidnap three Germans, five others
AFP 27-Jan-99 Three Britons among six "terrorists" arrested in Yemen
CH 27-Jan-99 Amoco, CanOxy cut jobs
RTN 28-Jan-99 Yemeni leader says Briton behind kidnap, bombings
RTN 28-Jan-99 Yemen questions six men on links to sabotage plans
MEI 29-Jan-99 Kidnap damage
RTN 29-Jan-99 Families of Britons tried in Yemen criticise court
RTN 30-Jan-99 Yemen Court Trying Britons Orders Reporting Gag
AP 30-Jan-99 Yemen Kidnappers Want Hostage Back
OBS 31-Jan-99

Briton held in Yemen is not Muslim

OBS 31-Jan-99 Court chaos as five fight jail
RTN 31-Jan-99 Yemen says paid all $160 mln debts for 1998
AFP 31-Jan-99 Forensic expert says claims of Yemeni torture "very persuasive"
RTN 1-Feb-99 Witnesses testify in Yemen terror trial
RTN 1-Feb-99 Yemen Trial Resumes, Briton Freed Hours After Kidnap
AFP 1-Feb-99 British oil worker kidnapped in Yemen
RTN 2-Feb-99 Dutch, British hostages freed in Yemen
RTN 2-Feb-99 Yemen Says To Crack Down Hard On Terrorism
RTN 3-Feb-99 Yemen excludes Britons from easy visa access - paper
RTN 3-Feb-99 Yemen's 1998 oil income fell to $453.8 million
RTN 3-Feb-99 Yemen Airways suspends one of two London flights
RTN 3-Feb-99 Yemen Airways sees $8 mln losses in three months
AFP 3-Feb-99 Visite au Yémen d'un responsable du Département d'Etat
AFP 3-Feb-99 Exécution publique au Yémen d'un condamné à mort
RTN 4-Feb-99 Yemen turns back relatives of British suspects
RTN 4-Feb-99 UK shuts British Council centres in Yemen
AFP 6 Fen 99 Procès des ravisseurs de 16 Occidentaux: audition de deux accusés
AFP 6-Feb-99 Procès d'Aden: Sanaa exécutera les Britanniques s'ils sont condamnés à mort
AFP 6-Feb-99 Les touristes et les hommes d'affaires fuient le Yémen
RTN 6-Feb-98 Trials of Britons, kidnappers resume in Yemen
RTN 7-Feb-99 German hostages released by Yemeni kidnappers
RTN 8-Feb-99 Yemen drivers testify in Western kidnappers' trial
RTN 8-Feb-99 German hostages freed in Yemen said in good health
RTN 9-Feb-99 Defence demands Yemen court dismisses bomb charges
RTN 9-Feb-99 Yemen grants consular access to detained Britons
AFP 9-Feb-99 Defence calls for acquittal in Yemen terror trial
AFP 9-Feb-99 New witnesses in Yemen kidnap trial
AFP 10-Feb-99 Yemen calls for Ethiopia, Eritrea to lay down weapons
AFP 10-Feb-99 Yemeni president meets German FM
AFP 10-Feb-99 Yemeni murderer publicly executed
RTN 10-Feb-99 Yemen, Britain seek to repair relations
RTN 10-Feb-99 Leading lawyer to observe Yemen trial of Britons
RTN 10-Feb-99 British Airways delays flights to Yemen
RTN 10-Feb-99 Court seeks evidence of torture in Yemen trial
RTN 11-Feb-99 Witnesses testify in Yemen kidnappers' trial
AFP 11-Feb-99 Two more witnesses heard in Yemen kidnap trial
MEI 12-Feb-99 Paying the price
AFP 12-Feb-99 Yemeni PM down with malaria
RTN 12-Feb-99 TransGlobe Energy Corporation Announces Start of Drilling Operations in Yemen and Convertible Debenture Financing
RTN 13-Feb-99 Briton, 17, Admits Forming Armed Group In Yemen
AFP 13-Feb-99 Four new suspects appear in Yemen terror trial
AFP 13-Feb-99 Yemen gets 100 million dollars from World Bank
RTN 13-Feb-99 Yemen tourism industry faces kidnap-clouded future
RTN 14-Feb-99 Oil price crunch and kidnaps hit Yemen hard
AFP 14-Feb-99 Yemen blames foreign powers for kidnappings
AFP 14-Feb-99 Yemen invites Eritrea, Ethiopia to peace talks in Sanaa
AFP 14-Feb-99 Yemeni official rules out British role in terrorist plot
AFP 15-Feb-99 Three Yemenis executed in public
AFP 15-Feb-99 Yemeni kidnapper admits to giving order to kill tourists
AFP 15-Feb-99 Yemen to teach Islamic tolerance in schools
RTN 15-Feb-99 Yemen's fragile economy awaits reform payoff
RTN 16-Feb-99 Yemeni doctor says Britons on trial not tortured
AFP 16-Feb-99 Yemeni FM visits Saudi Arabia for border talks
AP 16-Feb-99 BC-Yemen-Warning Unknown group warns Americans, Britons to leave Yemen
AP 16-Feb-99 BC-Saudi-Yemen Yemen's foreign minister in kingdom for border talks
RTN 17-Feb-99 Egyptian firm to build $50 mln silos in Yemen
RTN 17-Feb-99 Yemeni executed for murder
AFP 17-Feb-99 Iraqi FM in Yemen with message from Saddam
RTN 18-Feb-99 Yemen kidnapper planned more attacks on Westerners
RTN 18-Feb-99 Yemen to receive $19 million in aid from the EU
AFP 18-Feb-99 Yemeni kidnapper admits planning "liquidation" of US nationals
AFP 18-Feb-99 Yemeni president calls for end to Arab press attacks
AFP 18-Feb-99 Saudi, Yemen border talks "progress well"
RTN 20-Feb-99 Kuwait to normalise ties with Jordan and Yemen
RTN 19-Feb-99 Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. Outstanding Operating Results in 1998 Marred by Low Oil Prices
AFP 20-Feb-99 Yemen brokers ceasefire in Iraq-Arab media attacks
AFP 20-Feb-99 Yemen probes death threat sent from Britain
RTN 20-Feb-99 Yemen trial Britons challenge doctor's testimony
AFP 20-Feb-99 Suspects challenge doctor's report in Yemen terror trial
AFP 20-Feb-99 Yemen steps up security as Westerners threatened with attack
RTN 21-Feb-99 Yemen kidnap suspect provides court with alibi
RTN 22-Feb-99 Lawyer aiding accused Britons in Yemen held
AFP 22-Feb-99 British lawyer detained in Yemen: consul general
AFP 22-Feb-99 Yemeni PM returns from malaria treatment
BBC 22-Feb-99 British lawyer freed in Yemen
RTN 23-Feb-99 Yemen says lawyer called in, not arrested
AFP 24-Feb-99 Yemen to set up body to promote nuclear energy
AFP 24-Feb-99 Yemen to boost pay for army and state employees
RTN 25-Feb-99 Yemen considers ways to stop attacks on oil sites
AFP 25-Feb-99 Yemen expels British lawyer in terror trial
MEI 26-Feb-99 Trials in progress
AFP 27-Feb-99 Yemen court sees "dangerous" equipment of Britons in bombing trial
AFP 28-Feb-99 Families, lawyers demand to see accused in Yemen kidnap trial
AFP 28-Feb-99 Yemeni publicly executed for murder
RTN 1-Mar-99 Yemen jails six men for Aden bombing attacks
RTN 2-Mar-99 Lawyer moves to dismiss case of Britons in Yemen
AFP 2-Mar-99 Yemen starts work on first oil, gas reservoir
AFP 3-Mar-99 Four foreign tourists rescued from Red Sea ordeal
RTN 4-Mar-99 Yemen arrests opposition journalist over US report
AFP 4-Mar-99 Editor of opposition newspaper arrested in Yemen
AFP 4-Mar-99 Suspects in Yemen kidnap trial rise to 14
AFP 6-Mar-99 Yemeni court rejects call for release of Britons, Algerians
BBC 6-Mar-99 Yemeni Britons 'confessed freely'
RTN 6-Mar-99 Yemen frees opposition editor held over U.S. report
RTN 7-Mar-99 Islamists warn U.S., UK ambassadors to leave Yemen
AFP 9-Mar-99 Judge falls ill in trial of British bomb suspects
RTN 11-Mar-99 Yemen rial drops on falling tourism, low oil price
AFP 11-Mar-99 Yemen in contact with Britain over extradition of Islamic leader
AFP 11-Mar-99 Suspects in Yemen terror trial deny owning weapons, explosives
BBC 11-Mar-99 Yemen 10 appeal rejected
RTN 12-Mar-99 Foreign firms in Yemen talks on oil development
RTN 12-Mar-99 Yemen raises deposit rates to help boost rial
AFP 12-Mar-99 Yemen arrests 700 illegal immigrants
MEI 12-Mar-99 New trial threat
AFP 13-Mar-99 Yemeni commercial bank assets up 18 percent in 1998: official
AFP 13-Mar-99 British suspects in Yemen bomb trial were "trained in Albania"
AFP 13-Mar-99 Yemeni president embarks on Asia tour
BBC 13-Mar-99 Video 'shows Britons holding guns'
AFP 15-Mar-99 Abu Hamza - a virulent advocate of holy war against US
AFP 15-Mar-99 British police arrest Islamic cleric wanted in Yemen
AFP 15-Mar-99 Yemen terror trial takes one month break
AFP 15-Mar-99 Yemeni president invites Japan's emperor to visit
BBC 15-Mar-99 British police arrest Muslim cleric
AFP 16-Mar-99 Three murderers executed in Yemen
AFP 17-Mar-99 Yemeni condemned to death for lethal bomb attack
AFP 17-Mar-99 Lawyers wrap up arguments in Yemen kidnap trial
RTN 17-Mar-99 Yemen court ends hearings on tourist kidnappings
RTN 19-Mar-99 Radical UK Moslem activist released from custody
AFP 19-Mar-99 British police release Islamic cleric wanted by Yemen
RTN 18-Mar-99 Yemen court sentences three to death over bombings
BBC 20-Mar-99 Yemeni trial reopens
AFP 22-Mar-99 Briton tells court bomb confession was signed under torture
AFP 22-Mar-99 Murderer executed in public in Yemen
AFP 20-Mar-99 Saudi FM meets Yemeni president on border dispute
BBC 22-Mar-99 Britons' 'damning confessions'
RTN 24-Mar-99 Defence lawyers pull out of Yemen trial
RTN 24-Mar-99 Defence lawyers withdraw from case in Yemen trial
RTN 24-Mar-99 UK urged to support Britons held in Yemen
AFP 24-Mar-99 Defence team walks out of trial of Britons, Algerians in Yemen
AFP 23-Mar-99 US mine clearing men return to Yemen after bomb plot
AFP 23-Mar-99 Yemeni FM to visit Kuwait after Moslem holidays
AFP 23-Mar-99 Yemen vows to get tough on security
MEI 26-Mar-99 Abu Hamza collared
AFP 31-Mar-99 Negotiations with prosecution in Yemen terror trial under way
SAB 31-Mar-99 The Number of Arrived Vessels in Aden Seaport in 1998