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Yemen news items 1993 (Jan-Jul)

 

Yemen chronology index


   
Date Source Headline
1-Jan-93 SWB Cabinet discusses preliminary report on Aden hotel bombs (125)
1-Jan-93 SWB Iraqi Vice-President Ramadan arrives with message from Saddam Husayn (145)
1-Jan-93 SWB Three Egyptian fishing boats reportedly seized, held at naval base (86)
7-Jan-93 GDN Pawns of Gulf war live forgotten in Yemen camps: Tens of thousands of guest workers expelled by Saudi Arabia subsist in a Red Sea shanty town, reports Brian Whitaker (826)
21-Jan-93 SWB North Korean ambassadors to Yemen, Bangladesh appointed (68)
22-Jan-93 TWP Letters To The Editor: Searching For Aladdin's Roots (400)
23-Jan-93 TWP US Seeks Delay On UN Action Against Israel (499)
29-Jan-93 SWB House of Representatives hears report on December 1992 riots (147)
1-Feb-93 SWB President receives message from King Fahd on Saudi border talks (131)
3-Feb-93 SWB Vietnam - Rice export orders (73)
8-Feb-93 DJ Oil Companies Say They Don't Plan Yemeni Evacuations (256)
8-Feb-93 FT US oil group in Yemen warned of risk to staff (201)
11-Feb-93 DJ Red Eagle Cancels Production Pact With Republic Of Yemen (257)
15-Feb-93 DJ Canadian Oxy Pete Sees Cash Flow Of C$ 400 Mln By 1994 (379)
16-Feb-93 TWP Series (3/5): Third World, Second Class: Women In The City: A Great Leap Back; Chinese Women Losing Jobs, Status As Ancient Ways Subvert Socialist Ideal (2685)
18-Feb-93 SWB North and South Korea: Kim Chong-il receives birthday messages from foreign representatives (255)
20-Feb-93 SWB President Salih On Elections, Unity, Democracy And Relations With Saudi Arabia (710)
22-Feb-93 SWB Mubarak Comments On Sudan; Peace Process; Iraq; Tourism; Population Growth (1187)
25-Feb-93 GDN Special Report on Kuwait: First signs of revised strategy emerge from post-war bunker - Foreign Policy (1129)
26-Feb-93 RTN USDA may list EEP wheat initiatives soon - sources.(93)
27-Feb-93 SWB Kuwait: Yemen sends congratulations on National Day (55)
3-Mar-93 RTN Nationality issue dogs Kuwait's mixed couples.(711)
4-Mar-93 RTN USDA accepts bid for EEP wheat to Yemen. (92)
5-Mar-93 RTN Iraqi emissary confers with King Hassan. (116)
7-Mar-93 RTN Kuwait rules out restoring ties with Iraq. (418)
8-Mar-93 RTN USDA accepts bid to sell EEP flour to Yemen. (93)
10-Mar-93 RTN UN calls for action to avert locust plague. (325)
11-Mar-93 RTN EC maintains flour export rebate for Yemen, Egypt.(142)
11-Mar-93 RTN Export business - grain/oilseeds complex. (325)
12-Mar-93 RTN EC exporters bid for 5,000 tonnes of wheat flour.(148)
13-Mar-93 RTN Central Bank in southern Yemen suffers cash crisis.(416)
15-Mar-93 RTN Unions call for protest strikes in southern Yemen.(432)
17-Mar-93 RTN Cash crisis eases in southern Yemen. (447)
22-Mar-93 RTN Foreign firms proceed with Yemen oil drilling - MEES. (423)
22-Mar-93 SWB Iran: Rafsanjani On Success Of The Revolution; West Should Address Palestinian Problem (4816)
22-Mar-93 RTN US inspection destinations for wheat/corn/barley. (176)
23-Mar-93 RTN Iran marks Moslem feast on Wednesday or Thursday. (150)
23-Mar-93 SWB Jibuti: Armed forces pushing towards FRUD-controlled areas (264)
23-Mar-93 AP Yemen Relaxes Travel Restrictions On Jews (335)
24-Mar-93 RTN 'Influential' Yemenis behind car thefts? - paper. (171)
24-Mar-93 RTN LASMO says UK budget will shift exploration. (299)
24-Mar-93 RTN Export Business - Grain/oilseeds complex. (520)
24-Mar-93 RTN USDA accepts bid for 20,600 tonnes flour to Yemen. (91)
24-Mar-93 AP Yemen Elections Could Signal Political Changes in Arabia (525)
26-Mar-93 SWB Egyptian agency reports'serious split' in Sudanese cabinet (232)
27-Mar-93 RTN Presidential Council ratifies oil agreement. (139)
1-Apr-93 AP French Oil Company Hits Second Yemen Strike in Month (204)
6-Apr-93 RTN Arab political differences hindering Arab trade. (477)
6-Apr-93 RTN Yemen's Vice-President meets Oman's Sultan Qaboos. (242)
6-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni Vice-President meets Omani sultan. (224)
6-Apr-93 RTN Yemen's Vice-President leaves for Muscat. (183)
7-Apr-93 RTN Kuwaiti team to visit Yemen. (267)
7-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni president vows free, secure elections. (197)
8-Apr-93 RTN $50 mln syndicated loan to fund oil work in Yemen. (243)
8-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni vice president ends Oman visit. (184)
9-Apr-93 SWB Yemeni delegation's talks in Oman (248)
10-Apr-93 RTN Somali warlord Aideed visits Yemen. (110)
11-Apr-93 STM Danger signs as Yemen opts for democracy (648)
11-Apr-93 RTN Hamas seeks support for Palestinians from Gulf. (361)
12-Apr-93 RTN French Total finds oil in Yemen. (214)
12-Apr-93 RTN Oil nations meet on threat of carbon taxes. (728)
12-Apr-93 RTN OPEC meets to rescue oil output pact, prices. (566)
12-Apr-93 AP OPEC Says It Was Largely Within March Quotas (709)
14-Apr-93 SWB Iraqi agency reports 4,600 candidates to take part in elections (122)
14-Apr-93 RTN Some 35,000 troops to patrol Sanaa during polls. (109)
14-Apr-93 RTN Two Yemeni battalions defected to Oman - paper. (164)
14-Apr-93 RTN Unocal and others discover oil in Yemen. (158)
14-Apr-93 RTN Yemni opposition leader says home attacked. (265)
15-Apr-93 RTN Unocal Yemen well seen promising. (412)
16-Apr-93 MEI Election milestone
17-Apr-93 RTN Five arrested for setting fire to video shop. (185)
17-Apr-93 RTN Islamists, socialists are bitter foes in Yemeni election. (641)
17-Apr-93 RTN Yemen economy to improve next year, minister says. (463)
17-Apr-93 RTN Greek group wins Saudi oil contract. (175)
19-Apr-93 AP New Additions To Oman's Overseas Oil Investment Drive (208)
19-Apr-93 RTN Yemen signs oil exploration concession. (162)
20-Apr-93 AP Opposition Cries Foul In Runup To Yemen's First Multiparty Election (452)
21-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni Islamists calm down fears of militancy. (326)
24-Apr-93 FT Yemen opposition hopes to banish rule by the gun: The poll may be dubious, but at least it's happening (710)
25-Apr-93 RTN Yemen president to step down if he loses election. (501)
26-Apr-93 RTN Yemenis are set for first multi-party elections. (483)
27-Apr-93 RTN Canadians sign oil exploration deal with Algeria. (230)
27-Apr-93 TMS Deaths mar eve of Yemen poll (398)
27-Apr-93 RTN Rights groups threaten to boycott Vienna conference. (584)
27-Apr-93 GDN Tribes key to stability as Yemen goes to polls: Deborah Pugh in Thowban finds mountain clansmen ready to embrace democracy (576)
27-Apr-93 RTN Voting starts in Yemen's first multi-party poll. (273)
27-Apr-93 SWB Yemen - Oil exploration agreement concluded with US firm (143)
28-Apr-93 RTN Ex-northern ruler heads for victory in Yemen poll. (486)
28-Apr-93 SWB Parliamentary election under way (73)
28-Apr-93 RTN US congratulates Yemen on election. (119)
28-Apr-93 RTN Yemen's President Saleh set for election victory. (555)
28-Apr-93 TWP Yemen Holds First Free Election Since Merger Of North And South (957)
28-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni president's party set for landslide victory. (153)
29-Apr-93 RTN President's party heads for Yemen election victory. (667)
29-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni president's lead slips. (560)
30-Apr-93 AP Eight Reported Killed In Yemen Election Violence (381)
30-Apr-93 SWB Vice-President says new parliament must observe democratic traditions (347)
30-Apr-93 SWB Vote counting under way; Observers praise'free' elections (277)
30-Apr-93 IND Yemen polls (80)
30-Apr-93 RTN Yemeni party says seven of its supporters killed. (285)
1-May-93 SWB President Salih Interviewed On Elections And Post- Election Priorities (844)
1-May-93 SWB President Salih Interviewed On Elections, Sanctions, Saudi Border Dispute (855)
1-May-93 SWB President Salih Says Election Results Will Be Accepted In A Sportsmanlike Manner (1108)
1-May-93 AP President’s Party Takes More Than a Third of Parliament Seats in Yemen (563)
1-May-93 RTN Yemen parties trade political killing charges. (559)
1-May-93 RTN Yemen president’s party tops parliamentary poll. (603)
1-May-93 RTN Yemen ruling party wins most parliament seats. (259)
2-May-93 AP Conservatives, Socialists To Rule as Coaltion, Fundamentalists Score Gains in Yemen (431)
2-May-93 RTN Yemen heads to three-party coalition government. (597)
3-May-93 SWB President Salih Interviewed On Relations With Yemen’s Neighbours And With Others (1203)
3-May-93 SWB Results Declared For All But Three Constituencies (248)
3-May-93 SWB Twenty-five people killed in rocket attack on YSP office in Hajjah (112)
3-May-93 RTN US inspection destinations for wheat/corn/barley. (207)
3-May-93 RTN Yemeni president to seek term limits. (200)
3-May-93 SWB Yemeni election results (67)
4-May-93 RTN Yemen hopes democracy will improve ties with West. (532)
4-May-93 RTN Animal diseases said spreading in Middle East. (479)
4-May-93 RTN Animal diseases spread in Mideast, threaten Europe. (344)
4-May-93 AP Yemen’s Democracy Key for Improved Ties with West (284)
4-May-93 RTN Yemenis scorn cleaning jobs in garbage-heaped Sanaa. (507)
6-May-93 SWB Iraq: Saddam Husayn Addresses Anbar Delegation, Says‘Zionism’ Behind All Misfortunes (1524)
6-May-93 RTN New Yemeni parliament to meet May 15. (249)
6-May-93 RTN USDA comments on export sales. (271)
6-May-93 RTN Yemeni president seeks broad coalition. (459)
7-May-93 RTN Three killed in Yemen gang clashes with police. (199)
8-May-93 SWB India and Yemen sign agreement on economic and technical cooperation (134)
8-May-93 RTN US official visits Yemen. (132)
9-May-93 RTN Socialists may lose Yemen premiership. (488)
10-May-93 RTN Clinton hopes Yemen elections will help ties. (202)
10-May-93 RTN Oil drilling in Yemen on sharp rise, says MEES. (170)
11-May-93 RTN King Fahd sends letter to Yemeni president. (194)
11-May-93 RTN Yemen’s top parties merge after elections. (486)
12-May-93 RTN Yemen opposition frets over ruling parties’ merger. (526)
12-May-93 RTN South Yemen airline to charter Airbus jet. (197)
12-May-93 RTN UAE president urges fresh start to Yemen ties. (236)
13-May-93 RTN Four sentenced to death in Yemen for murder. (156)
13-May-93 SWB GPC And YSP Leaders Sign Coalition Agreement To Form Single Parliamentary Bloc (404)
13-May-93 SWB Saudi Education Minister brings message from King Fahd (158)
13-May-93 SWB US official conveys message from President Clinton (72)
15-May-93 RTN Five people killed in Yemen blood-feud shootout. (177)
15-May-93 RTN Moslem leader to head Yemeni parliament. (159)
15-May-93 AP Pro-Saudi Muslim Leader Elected House Speaker in Yemen (474)
16-May-93 RTN Gulf Arabs ready to allow Yemen back into fold. (462)
16-May-93 RTN Yemeni-Gulf ties improving, parliament speaker. (395)
18-May-93 SWB Council of Representatives meets, elects Speaker (133)
19-May-93 RTN New incentive rate for Yemeni riyal. (210)
20-May-93 AP Ancient Disease Outwits Experts Predicting Demise by 1990s (955)
20-May-93 RTN Yemen cabinet resigns after elections. (219)
20-May-93 AP Yemen Cabinet Resigns; Leaders Remain Through Debates (287)
22-May-93 SWB Cabinet resigns, consultations under way on forming a new government (314)
22-May-93 RTN Canadian, Saudi energy ministers meet in Riyadh. (123)
22-May-93 RTN Yemen marks third anniversary of unification. (230)
23-May-93 RTN Outgoing Yemeni premier asked to form government. (228)
23-May-93 RTN Outgoing Yemeni premier to form new government. (430)
23-May-93 RTN Yemeni cement company invites foreign investors. (243)
23-May-93 RTN Yemenis mark three years of unity. (501)
24-May-93 RTN Soccer – Yemen go top of World Cup qualifying group. (422)
24-May-93 SWB President Salih Addresses Nation On Third Anniversary Of Yemen’s Unification (416)
24-May-93 RTN World Bank readies Yemen education project. (159)
25-May-93 SWB Prime Minister Attas to form new government (73)
26-May-93 RTN Locusts devastate agriculture in Yemeni province. (167)
26-May-93 RTN Locusts devastate parts of Yemen. (114)
26-May-93 RTN Yemeni-Omani border opens after 25 years. (167)
26-May-93 RTN Two US oil company employees kidnapped in Yemen. (528)
26-May-93 RTN Two US oilmen kidnapped in Yemen – source. (536)
26-May-93 RTN Hunt Oil says abducted workers in good condition. (337)
26-May-93 AP Yemen Tribe Kidnaps Americans In Test For New Government (334)
27-May-93 RTN Kidnapped US oilmen face third night as captives. (447)
27-May-93 RTN Kidnapped US oilmen may be freed Thursday. (412)
27-May-93 RTN Police teargas Yemeni teacher protest on late pay. (254)
27-May-93 AP Regional Governor Trying To Secure Americans’ Release in Yemen (382)
27-May-93 AP Yemen Troops Find Kidnappers of American Oilmen, Gunfight Erupts (401)
27-May-93 RTN Yemeni premier-designate has trouble naming cabinet. (678)
28-May-93 RTN Low turnout in Yemeni elections – weekly. (272)
28-May-93 AP More Yemeni Troops Sent To Surround Kidnappers Of Americans (392)
28-May-93 RTN Yemen banks open at weekend to pay late salaries. (230)
29-May-93 RTN Freed US oilmen arrive in Sanaa. (519)
29-May-93 RTN Heads of Yemen’s main parties sign coalition pact. (368)
29-May-93 AP Kidnapped American Oil Men Freed in Yemen (207)
29-May-93 RTN Yemen tribesmen release two US hostages. (387)
29-May-93 RTN Yemen troops move up as US hostage talks go on. (404)
30-May-93 AP Muslim Fundamentalists Enter Yemen Government (409)
30-May-93 RTN Yemen forms new coalition government. (335)
30-May-93 RTN Yemen forms new government. (123)
30-May-93 RTN Yemen’s oil production 180,000 bpd. (384)
31-May-93 RTN Yemeni politician rejects cabinet post. (242)
31-May-93 SWB Oman: New border post with Republic of Yemen inaugurated (118)
31-May-93 RTN Security main concern for new Yemeni cabinet. (472)
31-May-93 SWB Three main parties agree to form coalition government; Cabinet named (139)
31-May-93 SWB Two kidnapped US oil workers freed (235)
1-Jun-93 SWB Deputy Foreign Minister holds talks with Chinese counterpart (120)
2-Jun-93 SWB Israeli Report On Libyan Pilgrims' Comments; Deportation Reportedly'Considered' (592)
2-Jun-93 SWB Libyan pilgrims cut short their visit to Israel (394)
5-Jun-93 SWB Indian Prime Minister to visit Yemen (73)
6-Jun-93 RTN Activists fear world conference will fail world's oppressed. (607)
8-Jun-93 RTN India to boost term purchases of Gulf crude. (471)
9-Jun-93 RTN CZECH REPUBLIC: Czechoslovak ship lands Somali shipwreck survivors. (278)
9-Jun-93 SWB Foreign Minister welcomes Yemeni statement on relations with Gulf states (92)
10-Jun-93 AP Muslim Fundamentalists Gain Two More Cabinet Seats in Yemen (216)
10-Jun-93 RTN Yemen asks Sudan to hand over alleged extremist. (272)
11-Jun-93 MEI Three-party coalition
12-Jun-93 RTN Arab Gulf War allies hear reconciliation call. (563)
13-Jun-93 RTN Soccer - World Cup Asian results. (96)
14-Jun-93 RTN Indonesia rejects US calls for tough rights code. (569)
14-Jun-93 RTN Yemen signs PL 480 rice pact - USDA. (96)
14-Jun-93 RTN Yemen urges help to combat invasion of locusts. (250)
15-Jun-93 RTN Kuwaiti speaker rebuffs Yemen. (226)
16-Jun-93 RTN Kuwait in no hurry to mend ties with Yemen. (261)
16-Jun-93 RTN Yemeni airline to fly to Thailand, Britain. (189)
17-Jun-93 RTN India issues August crude oil buying tender. (150)
18-Jun-93 RTN Soccer - World Cup Asian zone first round, group A results. (124)
19-Jun-93 RTN Arab Fund increases assets, maintains lending. (444)
19-Jun-93 RTN Tunisian visit stirs opposition in Kuwait. (456)
20-Jun-93 RTN Soccer World Cup Asian zone first round, group A results. (118)
20-Jun-93 RTN Yemen signs oil exploration deal with US firm. (209)
28-Jun-93 RTN Yemen denounces US attack on Iraq. (171)
2-Jul-93 RTN Saudi Arabia beheads five convicted criminals. (305)
5-Jul-93 SWB Cabinet Approval For Government's Policy Statement (594)
5-Jul-93 RTN Canadian Occidental to produce Yemeni crude - MEES. (439)
5-Jul-93 RTN Gulf Arabs move towards better ties with opponents. (545)
6-Jul-93 RTN Electricity restored to Aden ministries. (200)
7-Jul-93 RTN Qatari minister to visit Iran as part of tour. (223)
7-Jul-93 RTN Oman, Yemen to work on implementing border pact. (161)
9-Jul-93 RTN Former South Yemen PM dies of heart attack. (186)
10-Jul-93 RTN Qatari foreign minister holds talks in Iran. (417)
10-Jul-93 SWB Official talks held with visiting Omani delegation (200)
10-Jul-93 SWB Oman: Foreign Minister holds'extremely useful' talks in Yemen (247)
11-Jul-93 RTN Qatar, Iran call for close regional ties. (547)
12-Jul-93 RTN Qatar foreign minister visits Kuwait. (142)
12-Jul-93 SWB Social Security Minister dies from heart attack (114)
13-Jul-93 RTN Yemen warns of catastrophe by invading locusts. (256)
14-Jul-93 AP Reports: Some 250 Jews Secretly Immigrated from Yemen (345)
14-Jul-93 RTN London coffee closes mixed as frost news awaited. (322)
15-Jul-93 RTN Roundup of this week's Gulf oil industry news. (564)
15-Jul-93 AP Israelis Criticise Publication of Secret Yemeni Immigration (531)
15-Jul-93 RTN Jews can travel except to Israel - Yemeni official. (186)
15-Jul-93 RTN Yemen hopes Qatari minister will help mend fences. (258)
16-Jul-93 RTN Qatari foreign minister arrives in Yemen. (213)
16-Jul-93 RTN IMF says Arab states make progress in reforms. (515)
18-Jul-93 AP New Projects Approved To Lure Foreign Investment to Yemen (187)
18-Jul-93 RTN Six accused Moslem fanatics escape from Aden jail. (150)
18-Jul-93 RTN Yemeni minister visits Saudi Arabia. (227)
19-Jul-93 SWB Qatari Foreign Minister in Yemen for talks (139)
20-Jul-93 RTN Malaysian firm to lend Aden refinery Dollars 50 million. (226)
20-Jul-93 RTN Nomination for new Yemeni presidential council opens. (281)
20-Jul-93 RTN USDA announces 1993-94 EEP flour initiatives. (196)
21-Jul-93 RTN ALBANIA: Port conditions - Lloyds shipping intelligence. (602)
21-Jul-93 AP Battle over Immigrants from Yemen Sparks Israeli Uproar (671)
21-Jul-93 RTN Four criminals beheaded in Yemen. (140)
21-Jul-93 SWB Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Foreign Minister leaves after being received by Prince Sultan (95)
21-Jul-93 RTN Yemen buys 30,000 tonnes EEP wheat, USDA says. (86)
22-Jul-93 RTN Yemen offers rewards in search for escaped militants. (159)
23-Jul-93 SWB Presidential decree forms Higher Elections Committee (168)
23-Jul-93 AP Rains Bring Sub-Saharan Africa Worst Locust Outbreak Since 1987 (336)
23-Jul-93 RTN New Yemen crude could pressure Oman - traders. (636)
24-Jul-93 AP 2 Israeli MPs Talk with PLO Officials (481)
24-Jul-93 RTN PLO's Arafat calls for Arab summit on peace talks. (196)
24-Jul-93 AP Yemen Announces Oil Discovery (178)
26-Jul-93 AP Arabs Say Israel's Attack on Lebanon Endangers Peace Talks (657)
26-Jul-93 SWB Arafat In Comments On Peace Process, Proposed Confederation With Jordan (671)
26-Jul-93 SWB Knesset Members In Moves To Open Direct Talks Between Israel And The PLO (882)
27-Jul-93 RTN USDA accepts bid for EEP wheat to Yemen. (90)
28-Jul-93 RTN Canadian Occidental to begin Masila exports. (396)
28-Jul-93 RTN Canadian Occidental to export oil from Masila. (432)
28-Jul-93 AP Locust Swarms Hit Yemen (162)
28-Jul-93 RTN USDA accepts EEP bid for wheat to Yemen. (90)
28-Jul-93 SWB Yemen condemns'brutal' Israeli attacks (120)
29-Jul-93 AP One Dead, Several Wounded In Yemen Riots (147)
30-Jul-93 SWB Saudi Arabia denies reports of statement by Yemeni Foreign Minister (93)
     

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