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SECURITY FORCES SHELL VILLAGE
Security
forces and army units used heavy artillery to shell
Misrakh village in Ta'iz province. The move came when
people guarding a small plot of land against
confiscation resisted arrest. First reports said at
least five people were injured and eight houses were
destroyed. Report: AP/Ananova
BORDER DEAL NEEDS MORE WORK
Both
Yemen and
Saudi Arabia have now ratified the border treaty which was signed in Jeddah on June 12.
But the text of the agreement shows that the longest
section of the border - between Jabal al-Thar and the
Omani frontier - has not yet been defined.
CZECH TANKS DEAL
The Czech Republic has dispatched thirty T-55 tanks purchased
by Yemen. The remaining tanks in the deal will be sent in
September and December. Report: BBC
Monitoring
KIDNAPPER GETS 20 YEARS
A 25-year-old Yemeni has been jailed for 20 years for kidnapping. Other
members of the gang are still at large. Report: Reuters.
Background: Yemen
Gateway.
73,000 REFUGEES IN YEMEN
Yemen is sheltering more than 73,000 refugees, 93% of whom are
Somalis. Report: ArabicNews
MURDERS CONFIRMED
German experts, called in the investigate the "morgue
murders" case, have confirmed that two of the alleged
victims were murdered. Report: Reuters
ITALIAN HOSTAGE
RELEASED
Alberto Alessio, chairman of an Italian
archaeology foundation, who was kidnapped in Marib city on June 16,
has been released along with four Yemenis taken hostage at the
same time.
ISRAEL BANS VISITS TO YEMEN
The Israeli government has warned that any resident who visits
Yemen without a special permit "is committing a criminal
act". Report: UPI
KIDNAPPED
NORWEGIAN SHOT DEAD
A
Norwegian diplomat has been shot dead in Yemen after
he and his eight-year old son were kidnapped by armed
men. Reports: Yemen
Times, AFP,
BBC
DEATH SENTENCES
FOR KIDNAPPING
Seven Yemenis have been sentenced to death, and 21 others to
jail terms of up to 15 years. Eighteen of the 28 people
convicted - including the group's alleged leader - were tried
in their absence. Report: Reuters
CALL TO END BORDER DISPUTE
President Salih began his historic visit to Saudi Arabia with
a call to resolve the long-running border dispute. Report: AFP
TWO JAILED FOR BOMBINGS
Two men have been jailed for a series of bomb attacks in
southern Yemen. Reports: Reuters,
AFP
CALL FOR EXECUTION OF "RIPPER"
A protest march by more than 10,000 students called for the "Sanaa ripper", who has confessed to raping and
murdering 16 women, be executed. Reports: Reuters,
AFP,
Yemen
Times
ROAD TO OMAN OPENS
The new road from al-Ghaidah to Shahn, linking Yemen and Oman, has been
formally opened at a ceremony attended by Sultan Qaboos and President Salih.
Report: Asia
Pulse
ERITREAN REFUGEES ARRIVE
About 300 Eritrean refugees arrived in the Yemeni port of Mukha as war with neighbouring Ethiopia over a disputed
border escalated. Report: Reuters
SALIH TO GERMANY
President Salih
will make an official visit to Germany in June. Report: ArabicNews
JEWISH VISITS CANCELLED
President Salih says he has cancelled future visits by Israeli Jews of
Yemeni origin, accusing Israel of trying to exploit the trips to split the
Arab world. Report: Reuters
SALIH TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA
President will shortly visit Saudi Arabia to discuss the
border dispute. Report: Reuters,
Yemen
Times
15 BODIES FOUND
Investigators in the case of the mortuary murders at Sana'a
university have found the bodies of 15 women. Report: Reuters
TEN YEARS OF UNITY
Yemen celebrated 10
years of unification on May 22. Day
of celebrations: Reuters.
Theme of economic
reform: AFP.
New and looking
forward: AFP.
Background and
analysis: Yemen Gateway
MURDER IN THE MORGUE
Police
have arrested a Sudanese assistant at Sana'a
University's medical school on suspicion of raping and
murdering up to 16 women. There are reports that the
man, who worked in the mortuary and taught students
how to carry out autopsies, sold his victims'
body parts to customers outside Yemen. Reports:
AP/CNN,
BBC.
Suspect "killed 11 more women in Sudan": BBC
HUMPING AROUND THE WORLD
Two Yemenis who are attempting to travel around the world on
camels have arrived in Malaysia. Report: Straits
Times
BORDER DEAL NEAR?
There
is speculation that a settlement of the border dispute with Saudi Arabia
will be announced to coincide with the tenth
anniversary of Yemeni unification on May 22. Crown Prince Abdullah
is due to make an unprecedented visit to
Sana'a for the celebrations. But tribal disputes in the
north-west border area may delay a settlement.
Reports: Yemen
Times, Reuters. Background: Yemen Gateway.
HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE
The US embassy in Sana'a is to hold a public discussion on
human rights in Yemen, following publication of the State
Department's annual report. - ArabicNews.
Full text of State
Department report.
SUPPORT FOR NEWSPAPER
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has
appealed to President Salih to drop charges against Hisham
Bashraheel, editor of al-Ayyam newspaper, over an interview
with Abu Hamza al-Masri. Report: Reuters
BY-ELECTION IN SANA'A
A by-election in constituency 242 (Alhayma district of Sana'a)
is being held on May 13. Report: ArabicNews
DIJBOUTI DEFENDS PORT DEAL
The Djibouti minister responsible for ports has defended his country's deal
for the Dubai Ports Authority to manage Djibouti port for 20 years. The deal
has caused concern in Aden. Report: BBC
NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR
The new American ambassador to Yemen will be Marjorie Ransom, a career
diplomat as ambassador who is fluent in Arabic. He appointment is subject to
Senate approval. Reports: AP,
Reuters
AUSTRALIAN OIL DEAL
Yemen says it has signed an oil production sharing agreement
with Oil Search of Australia and Al-Otaiba Group of the UAE.
The initial exploration phase will be worth $9.5 million. The
deal covers offshore block 15 in the southern Mukalla area.
Report: Business
Recorder
TWO DIE IN AMRAN FLOODS
Two people were killed and six injured in floods which
damaged houses and farmland in Amran province. Report: Reuters
$60
MILLION AID FROM EUROPE
Yemen says the European Union has agreed provide $60
million for a variety of projects. About half the money will
be used to improve food security and the rest will be used to
support civil aviation, coastal fishing monitoring and a water
and sewerage project in Aden. Report: Reuters
"SORCERER" IS A YEMENI
The
Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef, says the
"sorcerer" arrested on April 23 is a
Yemeni. The arrested man, Hussein Ismail
al-Makrami, was imam of the Ismailis' main
mosque in Najran, close to the border with
Yemen. A Saudi security
officer was killed when disturbances broke out
following the arrest. Reports: AFP,
ABC
News
KIDNAP SUSPECT ARRESTED
The Yemeni authorities have arrested a man suspected of kidnapping
foreigners. He is also accused of murder and armed assaults. The identity
of the kidnap victims has not been disclosed. Reports: ArabicNews,
Reuters,
BBC
FOUR DIE IN PRIVATE JAIL
April 24: Four men have died after being imprisoned by sheikhs
Nasser and Ali al-Mikdad in Dhamar province. There are numerous
tribal prisons in Yemen, though the government has attempted to
close some of them. Report: Yemen
Times
U.S. CRACKDOWN ON QAT
April 23: The American authorities are clamping down on Yemenis who
chew qat in New York. Report: AP;
background: Yemen Gateway
CALL TO
BOYCOTT FILM
April 22: Yemen has called on the Arab League to boycott Rules of Engagement, the
current top box office film in America, which shows Yemeni women and children firing rifles at
the US embassy in Sana'a. Reports: Reuters,
Boston
Globe; review: CNN;
SHAME! - Yemen
Times
ROW OVER AIRCRAFT DEAL
Yemen is reported to have outbid Nigeria for the purchase Airbus A-340, causing a furore in Lagos.
President Salih is said to have offered $90 million for the
plane - $10 million more than Nigeria was prepared to pay.
There have been claims that the plane is worth no more than
$50 million. Reports: Nigeria
Guardian; AfricaNews
YEMENI PLANE
"VIOLATED NIGERIAN AIR SPACE"
A Yemeni airliner which had been
detained in Kano since Saturday for violating Nigeria's air
space has now been allowed to leave. Report: AFP
SALIH BRIEFS U.A.E.
President Salih has briefed the UAE on the results of his visit to Tehran. The
UAE has a border dispute with Iran. Report: AFP
STUDENTS CALLED TO FIGHT IN CHECHNYA
Several Yemeni students say they have been offered large sums
of money to fight in Chechnya. Report: Yemen
Times
- Bin Laden funding military training for
British and Yemeni terrorists: The
Times
- Abu Hamza and the
Islamic Army: Yemen
Gateway
YET
MORE ISRAELIS
VISIT YEMEN
A third group of Israeli tourists has arrived in Yemen,
and a fourth is reported to be arriving shortly. The
parliamentary Speaker, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, says the
authorities are making a
"deadly mistake". Reports: ArabicNews,
AFP
SALIH VISITS IRAN
April 17: President Salih is visiting Iran - for the first
time since he came to power in 1978. Reports: AFP,
Reuters
BRITONS' SENTENCES
UPHELD
April 16:
Yemen's Supreme Court has upheld jail sentences against seven
Britons convicted on terrorism charges. Report: Reuters
SADDAM SENDS
HIS REGRETS ...
April 12: Saddam Hussein will not attend
celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of Yemeni
unification, but his vice-president will represent Iraq.
Report: Reuters.
Invitation to Saddam: Reuters
PLANS FOR
MUKALLA
April 12: An Iranian company has signed a
memorandum of understanding for technical studies to develop
Mukalla port. Report: ArabicNews
TWO EXECUTED
April 11: Two men convicted of murder have been executed
in Dhamar. Report: AP
OIL EXPLORATION DEAL
April 11:
A consortium which includes Occidental Petroleum, Adair International,
a private Yemeni firm and a Yemeni
state-owned company, has signed an oil exploration deal for Block 20
(between Marib and Shabwa). Report: Reuters
GAS EXPORTS DELAYED
April 11:
Yemen is to delay the launch of gas exports until at least 2004.
Report: AFP
SALIH MEETS CLINTON
April 4: President Salih met the American president, Bill Clinton,
at the White House. Clinton praised Yemen's "democratic
achievements, including guaranteeing through its constitution
women's right to full political and economic
participation". They also discussed ways to encourage
investment in Yemen and Clinton commended the relaxation of
travel restrictions for Jews from Israel. Reports: Reuters,
AFP,
AP.
US and Yemen hope for lasting Middle
East peace: Reuters
YEMENI
BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
April 3:
A Yemeni convicted of kidnapping and sexually abusing a boy
was beheaded in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It was the
15th beheading in Saudi Arabia this year. Last year, at least
99 people were executed. Report: AP
CALL FOR U.S. SUPPORT
April 2: President Salih, speaking in Washington, said that Yemen needs
"
comprehensive political, moral and development support" from the United
States to ensure
the success of democracy. Report: Reuters
YEMENI ON TERROR
CHARGES
A Yemeni is among 28 people indicted in Jordan on terrorism
charges. The authorities say the suspects are linked to Osama
bin Laden. Report: UPI
SOCIALISTS DENY RIFT
The Yemen Socialist Party has denied that there is a dispute about party
leaders who have been exiled since the 1994 war. Reports: ArabicNews,
Yemen
Times
CANADA BACKS YEMEN'S BID
TO JOIN COMMONWEALTH
The prime minister of Canada has told President Salih that he
will support the country's application to join the British
Commonwealth. Reports: Reuters,
ArabicNews
TWO EXECUTED
Two men convicted of murder
have been executed by firing squad in Tai'izz. Report: AP
ECONOMY GROWS 4.5%
The minister of planning and development, Ahmad Muhammad Soufan, says that
Yemen's economy grew by 4.5% last year. Report: ArabicNews
SHOCK FOR
ADEN'S PORT
There are fears in Aden that the port will shortly face
unexpected competition from Djibouti. This follows the
disclosure that the Port of Dubai Authority is
to take over the running of Djibouti's port. Report: Yemen
Times
DISPUTE OVER "ISRAELIS"
There are now doubts over a report that Israeli passport-holders have been
allowed to enter Yemen for the first time. The hotel where the 12 Jewish men
are staying says they have British and American passports. Reports:
Reuters,
AFP
SALIH LEAVES
MEETING EARLY
President Salih left a meeting in the US
unexpectedly, and cancelled another one, after answering a question about
Israeli visits to Yemen. Reports: Reuters,
AP
SHEIKH
MURDERED
Sheikh Hassan Mohammed Manna'a (a businessman and a
prominent figure in the Islah party) was shot dead on March 25
while leaving his house in Sa'ada. A man has been arrested,
but the motive for the murder is not clear. Report: Yemen
Times
TRIBAL
BARRICADE NEAR MARIB
The Obaidah tribe has set up a road block 5 km from Marib
because of a dispute with the Bani Hareth tribe over
employment at the Janah Hunt Oil field. Report: Yemen
Times
BORDER TALKS "ON
TRACK"
The Saudi defence minister, Prince Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz, says the border issue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen is
"proceeding on the right track". Report: ArabicNews
RUSTING IRAQI SHIPS WORRY ADEN
The UN is considering a request from Yemen to remove three Iraqi oil tankers
which were impounded in Aden harbour in 1990 and are now in danger of
sinking. Report: AFP
CLASH IN
TAHRIR SQUARE
The son of "an
influential man" was involved in an armed clash in Tahrir
Square, Sana'a. Report: Yemen
Times
COMPANY
TO BE PROSECUTED
The government is to prosecute al-Monkid, the well-known
investment company, for allegedly violating business
regulations. The firm was recently accused of involvement in
the kidnapping of an American oil worker. Report: Yemen
Times
JUDGE SEEKS ASYLUM
A prominent Yemeni judge is seeking political asylum in the
west. Report: Yemen
Times
MYSTERY
OF MISSING STUDENT
A 22-year-old female student from the UAE has been missing in
Yemen since last December. Her family believe she has been
kidnapped. Report: Gulf
News
YEMEN AND SAUDI "ON THE MOVE"
Geologists say a new ocean is forming as Yemen and Saudi
Arabia struggle to break away from the African coast.
Report: AFP
SALIH CALLS FOR END TO SANCTIONS
President Salih has urged Arab states to close ranks and help
lift sanctions against Iraq which, he says, are no longer
justified. Report: Reuters
YEMEN SEEKS TO JOIN W.T.O.
Yemen is is to apply for membership of the World Trade Organisation before
the end of this year. Report: ArabicNews
TRIBE
RELEASES
AMBASSADOR
The Polish ambassador to
Yemen, who was kidnapped on March 1, has been set free. Reports:
Reuters,
AFP,
AP.
Ambassador staged hunger strike - Reuters.
List of foreigners kidnapped in Yemen since 1996: Yemen
Gateway
DUTCH
MAN
SHOT DEAD
A Dutch man and a Yemeni
working on a project to develop small industries have been
shot dead by a colleague at their office in Sana'a. Reports:
Reuters,
UPI
SAUDIS IN KIDNAP TRIAL
Eight men, including two Saudis, have gone on trial, accused of plotting to
kidnap foreigners and "obtaining money by fraud and forging official
Saudi and Yemeni documents." Report: Reuters/ABC
BORDER COMMITTEE MEETS
The Yemen-Saudi border committe met in Riyadh to
discuss the maritime boundary between the two countries. Report: Reuters
ISRAEL CALLING ...
The Israeli embassy in Jordan has repeatedly to phoned the Yemeni embassy
there, seeking to speak to the ambassador with a view to setting up a
meeting between the prime ministers of both countries. Report: ArabicNews
AMBASSADOR KIDNAPPED
The Polish ambassador to Yemen has been kidnapped. Reports:
BBC,
Reuters,
AFP,
AP.
JET FUEL PRICE GOES UP
Yemen has raised the price of jet fuel from 19 US
cents a litre to 22 cents. Report: Reuters/ABC
PROTESTS AT BAN ON JOURNALIST
Yemeni journalists and an international press rights group have called on
President Salih to quash a "life ban"
imposed on a journalist. Report: AFP.
Comment: Yemen
Gateway
MOWJ
LINK TO BORDER DEAL
The Yemeni government is coming under
pressure to accept a reconciliation with Mowj, the exiled opposition group,
as part of a border settlement with Saudi Arabia. Report: Yemen
Gateway. Background to the border dispute: Yemen
Gateway.
Saudis seize mountain: Yemen
Times
GOVERNOR IN GUN BATTLE
The governor of al-Dali' province survived an assassination attempt on
February 15. His security men returned fire in a gun battle which lasted for
about an hour. Reports: al-Ayyam
(Arabic), Reuters
YEMEN
TIMES TRACKS DOWN NADIA
Nadia Muhsin was just 14
in 1980 when her father sent her from Britain to Yemen
to be married. The story has aroused great controversy
ever since. Now, for the first time, she has given her
own version of events. Far from struggling in poverty in
a remote village, as often reported, she is living in a
comfortable house in Ta'izz. Reports: Part
1; Part
2; Part
3
U.S. ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING
The United States has revised - and hardened - its advice on travel to
Yemen. Report: UPI
PRESSURE OVER ISRAEL
Yemen's foreign minister says the country is under pressure to establish
relations with Israel. Reports: Yemen
Times, ArabicNews
PLAN TO DESTROY LAND MINES
Yemen is to destroy a stockpile of 10,000 anti-personnel mines as part of
its commitment to an international treaty banning the weapons. Report: Reuters
JOURNALIST BANNED
A Yemeni journalist has been banned
from his profession for life after allegedly insulting the Saudis. Report: Yemen
Gateway
KIDNAPPED AMERICAN IS FREED
The American oil
worker who was kidnapped on January 26 has been released. Reports: Yemen
Times, AFP,
AP,
BBC.
A curious kidnapping: Yemen
Gateway
GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE?
There is speculation of a cabinet reshuffle in the run-up to
parliamentary elections, due in April next year. Report: Yemen
Gateway
JAIL FOR BOMBING ATTEMPT
A 19-year-old youth has been jailed for three years for attempting to blow
up Yemen's main oil pipeline. Report: Reuters
BIDS FOR DELAYED GAS
PROJECT
Yemen is to invite bids
in April for a liquified natural gas project which has been delayed because
of the weak economies of potential customers. Report: Reuters
SALIH VISITS BRUSSELS
President Salih, visiting Brussels, has urged the European Union to play an
increased role in the Arab world. Report: ArabicNews
TEENAGER ON SABOTAGE CHARGE
A 19-year-old youth has gone on trial, accused of attempting to bomb Yemen's
main oil pipeline. Report: Reuters
YEMEN BLAMES FOREIGN PLOTS
Yemen says "foreign fronts" are behind kidnappings
and their aim is to damage the country's reputation and
stability. Report: ArabicNews
PLAN FOR WOMEN MEMBERS
Yemen is considering a plan to allow women to join the
Consultative Council (the appointed upper house of
parliament). Report: ArabicNews
PIRATE ATTACK
An Australian woman was shot and wounded when she and her
partner were attacked in their catamaran by pirates. Report: AFP
ISLAH LEADERS "BEHIND
KIDNAP"
The government has accused leaders of the main opposition
party, Islah, of being behind the abduction of an American oil
worker. Reports: AFP,
AP.
American was snatched from his bed: Yemen
Times.
Kidnap Chronicle: Yemen
Gateway.
GERMAN-YEMENI TALKS
A
German delegation is in Sana'a for talks on economic co-operation. Report: ArabicNews
ARMS GUARANTEES HALTED
Britain is to stop underwriting arms loans to a further 22 developing countries, including
Yemen. Report: AP
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