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Yemen news items 1996 (Aug-Dec)

 

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Date Source Headline
1-Aug-96 AFM Two killed, five wounded in bombing (214)
1-Aug-96 SWB Minister Says Workers to Be Given Preference in Saudi Recruitment (397)
1-Aug-96 RTN Yemen says economy improving with reforms. (247)
1-Aug-96 RTN Yemen to go to Paris Club to reschedule debt. (144)
2-Aug-96 RTN France to hold food aid tenders on Sept 11 - ONIC. (128)
2-Aug-96 SWB Israeli and Palestinian Affairs: Arafat Says There Is No Home for Palestinians Except Their Homeland (562)
2-Aug-96 AFM McCullough wants Hamed to confirm fight (232)
2-Aug-96 MEI The myth of Usama bin Laden
2-Aug-96 RTN Export Business - Grain/oilseeds complex. (679)
2-Aug-96 RTN Malaria kills 30 in Yemen, hits province. (189)
3-Aug-96 SWB Iran: President Outlines Effects of Potential Use of Oil as Weapon Against USA (2559)
4-Aug-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Aug 4. (183)
4-Aug-96 RTN Yemen to strip detained diplomat of citizenship. (145)
5-Aug-96 TS Troops warned of terrorist attack (356)
5-Aug-96 RTN Saudi team in Yemen for border talks. (123)
6-Aug-96 IHT Natural Gas Has a Bright Future in Asia (615)
6-Aug-96 RTN Far East, Brazil prevail on sugar freight market. (410)
6-Aug-96 RTN Export Business - Grain/oilseeds complex. (605)
6-Aug-96 SWB Yemen Ready to Host Meeting for Somali Leaders (293)
7-Aug-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - Saudi Arabia - Aug 7. (210)
7-Aug-96 SWB Egyptian News Agency Reports 'Recent Attempt' to Poison Iraqi President (234)
7-Aug-96 RTN Yemen forms health committee after malaria, floods. (221)
8-Aug-96 AFM Nearly 70 dead of malaria in Yemen (135)
8-Aug-96 RTN EU sugar premiums steady as sellers hold back. (722)
8-Aug-96 RTN IEA details sharp jump in 1997 non-OPEC oil output. (384)
8-Aug-96 AFM Yemen expects 457,000 bpd oil production in 1997 (116)
9-Aug-96 IRT An Irishman's Diary (1117)
9-Aug-96 SWB Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Authorities Tracking Down Suspect in 1995 Riyad Explosion (112)
10-Aug-96 AP Missile Found At Aden Airport (158)
10-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni-Saudi Border Committee Expresses 'Satisfaction' at Continuing Talks (242)
12-Aug-96 SWB President Salih Receives Message From Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan (196)
14-Aug-96 AFM Germany gives 28 million dollars in development aid to Yemen (93)
14-Aug-96 RTN KENYA: Red Cross urges Somali factions to spare civilians. (322)
14-Aug-96 AP US: US Cites Saudi Businessman as Leading Terrorist (378)
14-Aug-96 RTN Pacific NW grain vessel weekly clearances. (136)
14-Aug-96 AFM Yemen, Eritrea dispute flares anew over Red Sea islands (514)
15-Aug-96 RTN ANGOLA: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (1128)
15-Aug-96 RTN Eritrea calls Yemen islands charges groundless. (261)
15-Aug-96 SWB Egyptian Newspaper Criticizes Eritrea Over Island Dispute with Yemen (304)
15-Aug-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Aug 15. (150)
15-Aug-96 RTN US lists Saudi businessman as extremis sponsor. (615)
15-Aug-96 SWB Yemen Accuses Eritrea of Violating Agreement by Occupying Lesser Hanish (325)
15-Aug-96 AFM Yemen calls for immediate Eritrean pullout from disputed island (315)
15-Aug-96 RTN Yemen wants to join GCC - president. (208)
16-Aug-96 SWB Eritrea Rejects Yemeni Accusation of Occupying Lesser Hanish as 'Baseless' (149)
16-Aug-96 AFM Eritrean envoy confirms troops on disputed island (349)
16-Aug-96 AP France, French Mediator To Tackle Red Sea Islands Dispute (200)
16-Aug-96 RTN French envoy to mediate in Eritrea-Yemen tension. (231)
16-Aug-96 AFM Security Council concerned about Eritrean occupation (261)
16-Aug-96 SWB Yemen, Eritrea Deny Reports of Clashes on Red Sea Island, Trade Accusations (1007)
17-Aug-96 AFM Yemen to give diplomacy a chance to resolve Hanish dispute (403)
17-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni 'Sources' Say Eritrean Troops Still on Disputed Island (368)
18-Aug-96 AFM AFP News Calendar for August 19 through September 15 (1357)
18-Aug-96 AFM Eritrea to withdraw from Red Sea island: envoy (471)
18-Aug-96 AP Eritrea To Withdraw From Disputed Red Sea Island (298)
19-Aug-96 AP Africa Briefs (705)
19-Aug-96 TAS Eritrea Ready To Withdraw From Hanish-Saghir Island (177)
19-Aug-96 SWB Eritrea Repeats That Reports on Military Confrontation with Yemen 'Unfounded' (139)
19-Aug-96 SWB Eritrea: President Talks to French Arbitrator on Dispute with Yemen (90)
19-Aug-96 SWB Eritrea: Reports on Military Confrontation with Yemen 'Unfounded' (137)
19-Aug-96 SWB Eritrean President Talks to French Arbitrator on Dispute with Yemen (91)
19-Aug-96 AFM France confirms Eritrea to leave disputed island (218)
19-Aug-96 SWB Yemen-Eritrea: President Meets French Mediator in Dispute with Eritrea (328)
19-Aug-96 AFM Yemen thanks France for defusing Red Sea crisis (249)
20-Aug-96 AFM King Fahd holds talks with Yemen official (304)
20-Aug-96 SWB Iran: Greater Self-Sufficiency in Digging Oil Wells Saves Foreign Exchange (464)
20-Aug-96 SWB President Expresses Solidarity with Jordan Following Recent Riots (165)
20-Aug-96 SWB Yemen-Eritrea: French Mediator Says Agreement Near on Lesser Hanish Dispute (124)
20-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni Radio: Envoy Reports Eritrea's 'Decision to Withdraw' From Lesser Hanish (139)
21-Aug-96 SWB Saudi King Fahd Receives Yemeni Speaker (115)
21-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni Minister Interviewed on Red Sea Islands Dispute with Eritrea (723)
21-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni President Discusses Red Sea Islands Dispute (541)
22-Aug-96 SWB Eritrea-Yemeni President Discusses Red Sea Island Dispute (542)
22-Aug-96 AFM Security Council demands immediate Eritrean withdrawal (237)
23-Aug-96 AP Malaria Epidemic Kills 250 People in Four Months in Yemen (87)
24-Aug-96 AP Equality of The Sexes: Year After Beijing, Momentum Is On (950)
24-Aug-96 SWB Eritrean Negotiator Cited on Withdrawal From Red Sea Island (477)
24-Aug-96 AFM Exiled Yemeni separatists trial delayed until September (211)
24-Aug-96 TS RELIGION: Archeologist cites evidence for Noah's flood (726)
24-Aug-96 SWB UN Security Council Orders Eritrea to Leave Lesser Hanish Island (70)
24-Aug-96 SWB Yemen-Eritrea: Eritrean Negotiator Cited on Withdrawal From Red Sea Island (469)
26-Aug-96 AFM Eritrea to explore for oil near disputed Red Sea islands: MEES (195)
26-Aug-96 AFM Saleh lays foundation stone for Aden's free zone (134)
26-Aug-96 AP Bomb Attack at Muslim Shrine In Yemen (107)
26-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni Official Says Eritrea Used Falashas to Occupy Lesser Hanish Island (356)
27-Aug-96 AFM Arab League chief to visit Yemen (235)
27-Aug-96 AP Ethiopia: Eritrean President Arrives in Ethiopia Following Yemeni Threat (398)
27-Aug-96 SWB Uae President Receives Yemeni President's Letter on Island Dispute with Eritrea (263)
27-Aug-96 AP Yemen Rules Out The Use Of Force Against Eritrea (244)
28-Aug-96 AP Saudi Arabia, After Strained Ties, Saudi and Yemen Hold Talks (308)
28-Aug-96 AFM Saudi prince meets president on first high-level visit since 1990 (402)
28-Aug-96 SWB Yemeni President Warns Eritrea of 'Firmness' If No Withdrawal From Island (364)
29-Aug-96 SWB Hungarian and Slovak Premiers to Meet in September (205)
29-Aug-96 TAS Russian Trade Missions Abroad Will Be Closed In 35 Countries (156)
29-Aug-96 RTN US wheat weekly export sales highlights - USDA. (130)
29-Aug-96 RTN Yemen says no confirmation of Eritrean pullout. (260)
30-Aug-96 SWB Radio Commentary Says Egyptian Papers Hostile to Eritrea (558)
30-Aug-96 SWB Saudi-Yemeni Talks Open in San'a, Call for Greater Cooperation (1158)
30-Aug-96 AP Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Sign Economic Agreement (314)
30-Aug-96 SWB Saudi Arabia: King Fahd and Yemeni President Discuss Future of Relations (125)
30-Aug-96 AFM Yemen, Saudi Arabia sign economic cooperation accord (385)
30-Aug-96 RTN Fishing company formed in Yemen. (200)
30-Aug-96 RTN Saudi, Yemen sign economic cooperation accord. (246)
31-Aug-96 SWB Both Sides Hope for Removal of Obstacles as Yemeni-Saudi Committee Meets (321)
31-Aug-96 AFM Irish company confident of striking oil in Tanzania (208)
31-Aug-96 SWB Russia: Trade Missions Abroad to Close in 35 Countries (179)
31-Aug-96 RTN SOMALIA: Somali faction leader leaves for Yemen talks. (288)
1-Sep-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - Saudi Arabia - Sept 1. (187)
1-Sep-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - Kuwait - Sept 1. (160)
2-Sep-96 SWB Saudi-Yemeni Joint Statement Reaffirms Commitment to Ta'if Agreement (474)
3-Sep-96 RTN Rouen August flour exports fell to 52,979 tonnes. (107)
3-Sep-96 RTN Yemen rolls over Q4 Masila, Marib Light prices. (137)
3-Sep-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (406)
3-Sep-96 SWB Yemen, Saudi Arabia Sign Cooperation Agreement (109)
4-Sep-96 AFM France aims to win favour in Middle East amid Iraq crisis (664)
4-Sep-96 RTN Asia Yemen crude buyers ready to drop Q4 contract. (337)
4-Sep-96 IHT Malraux, Self-Made Great Man (689)
4-Sep-96 RTN Asia crude softer after market digest US/Iraq news. (378)
4-Sep-96 SWB Somali Faction Leaders Visit for Talks on Reconciliation (204)
4-Sep-96 RTN Yemen 91-day treasury bills yield average 26.21pct. (188)
5-Sep-96 RTN IRAQ: Iraq confrontation appears to ease, Kurds clash. (677)
6-Sep-96 RTN FEATURE - Yemen seeks new start with free zone. (771)
6-Sep-96 RTN IRAQ: PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Sept 6. (189)
7-Sep-96 AFM Arab League calls for official notice of Turkey's intentions toward Iraq (214)
7-Sep-96 SWB Iraqi Foreign Ministry's Critique of UK Draft Resolution on Iraq to UNSC (4775)
7-Sep-96 SWB Yemeni Foreign Minister Receives EU, Iraqi Envoys; Condemns US Attacks on Iraq (162)
8-Sep-96 AFM AFP News Calendar for Sept 9 through October 7 (1561)
8-Sep-96 AFM Yemen and Eritrea to sign arbitration accord in island dispute (176)
9-Sep-96 SWB Syria: Arab League Secretary-General Says Turkish Moves in Iraq 'Raise Questions' (225)
10-Sep-96 SWB GCC Foreign Ministers Support International Coalition's Actions in Iraq (1439)
10-Sep-96 AFM List of co-sponsors of Australian resolution (212)
10-Sep-96 SWB Yemeni Parliament Condemns US Air Strikes Against Iraq (487)
11-Sep-96 RTN Yemen cuts Q4 Masila price to Asia - traders. (388)
12-Sep-96 RTN GHANA: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (983)
12-Sep-96 RTN Man sees sugar prices remaining in tight range. (249)
13-Sep-96 AP Unlike 1991, Streets Quiet as Arabs Rail Against Both Sides (508)
13-Sep-96 AFM Yemeni speaker slams US "aggression" against Iraq (235)
14-Sep-96 RTN Yemen again postpones trial of separatists. (238)
15-Sep-96 RTN Somali warlord in talks with Djibouti president. (260)
16-Sep-96 AFM Arab League urges summit on Somalia in Yemen (143)
16-Sep-96 AP Mali, Somalia: Faction Leader Withdrawing Cease-fire Declared on Aidid's Death (192)
16-Sep-96 RTN US inspection destinations for wheat/corn/barley. (182)
17-Sep-96 IHT Cholera Outbreak Kills 77 in Yemen (124)
17-Sep-96 SWB Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Comments on Presence of US Troops, Arab Solidarity (533)
17-Sep-96 SWB Saudi Defence Minister Comments on US Defence Secretary's Visit (590)
17-Sep-96 RTN UN Assembly president most outspoken in years. (690)
18-Sep-96 AP Mali, Somalia: Somali Factions Reject Arab League Appeal for Peace Conference (270)
19-Sep-96 RTN Asian coffee production seen growing in 1996-2001. (267)
19-Sep-96 RTN Yemeni official leaves for talks with Paris Club. (156)
20-Sep-96 RTN ERITREA: Eritrean president says navy deal scuttled. (549)
20-Sep-96 SWB Somalia: Ali Mahdi Briefs Press on Visits to Yemen, Djibouti (275)
20-Sep-96 RTN Reuters historical calendar - September 27. (546)
21-Sep-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (675)
21-Sep-96 SWB Order to Return Socialist Party Property Seen as Struggle Between Parties (365)
22-Sep-96 AP 5 Killed, 20 Injured In Tribal Clash (191)
23-Sep-96 IHT TRAVEL UPDATE: This Week's Holidays (76)
24-Sep-96 SWB China to Conduct Oil Exploration, Buy Crude Oil (146)
25-Sep-96 RTN Yemen Jannah oilfield to be commissioned in Oct. (186)
25-Sep-96 RTN Paris Club agreed Yemen debt restructuring. (198)
25-Sep-96 AFM Hundreds demonstrate against poor public service (184)
25-Sep-96 RTN Oman sugar refinery plan expanded to 300-360,000 T. (452)
25-Sep-96 SWB Paper Reports Yemeni PM on Saudi, Eritrea; Split in Opposition Group (515)
25-Sep-96 RTN SIERRA LEONE: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (496)
25-Sep-96 RTN At least two injured in Yemen demonstration. (214)
25-Sep-96 SWB President, Foreign Minister Hear From China on 'Close Relations' (149)
25-Sep-96 RTN Saudi calls for curbs on Yemeni opposition. (183)
26-Sep-96 IRT Annual report of Comptroller and Auditor General: Failure to keep EU rules meant pounds 9m loss (422)
26-Sep-96 RTN Aug Japan crude oil imports up - MITI statistics. (148)
26-Sep-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Sept 26. (157)
26-Sep-96 SWB Prime Minister Interviewed on Coming Elections, Rehabilitation of Socialists (1116)
27-Sep-96 SWB Interior Ministry Source Denies Reports on Demonstrations in Hadramawt (202)
28-Sep-96 RTN IRAQ: PRESS DIGEST-Iraq-Sept 28. (289)
29-Sep-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Sept 29. (159)
30-Sep-96 RTN Mideast Gulf gas oil hits new high amid term talks. (260)
1-Oct-96 SWB Eritrean and Yemeni Delegations Meet in France on 30th September (123)
1-Oct-96 SWB Prime Minister on Progress of Economic Reform, Paris Club Debt Talks (1477)
2-Oct-96 RTN ERITREA: Eritrea-Yemen arbitration to start next year. (361)
2-Oct-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Oct 2. (158)
2-Oct-96 SWB Launch of Opposition 'Clandestine Group' Based in Ta'izz Reported (2734)
2-Oct-96 RTN Yemeni investors building 100,000 bpd refinery. (294)
3-Oct-96 SWB Eritrea and Yemen Reported to Have 'Agreed on All Points' at Talks in Paris (115)
3-Oct-96 RTN Yemen, Eritrea sign Red Sea arbitration pact. (379)
3-Oct-96 SWB Saudi Arabia: King Sends Letter to Yemeni President (122)
3-Oct-96 AFM UN envoy heading to Bujumbura (210)
3-Oct-96 RTN Bhutto urges conference on Kashmir, S. Asia arms. (636)
3-Oct-96 AFM Yemen, Eritrea sign arbitration accord on island dispute (267)
4-Oct-96 RTN Bhutto proposes conference on Kashmir, arms control. (863)
4-Oct-96 SWB Yemen and Eritrea Agree to Refer Hanish Dispute to International Arbitration (297)
5-Oct-96 SWB Yemen and Eritrea Sign Agreement to Take Island Dispute to Arbitration (314)
5-Oct-96 AFM Yemen tribal clashes leave 12 dead (176)
7-Oct-96 RTN Illegal Indian Gulf workers return to harsh reality. (591)
7-Oct-96 RTN Saudi interior minister meets Yemen's president. (262)
7-Oct-96 AFM Saudi interior minister arrives in Yemen for border talks (288)
7-Oct-96 RTN US inspection destinations for wheat/corn/barley. (180)
8-Oct-96 RTN Saudi interior minister departs Yemen after talks. (195)
9-Oct-96 SWB Saudi Interior Minister in Yemen with Letter From King Fahd to President Salih (321)
9-Oct-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - Syria -/10/9. (189)
9-Oct-96 RTN Syria, Yemen sign nine cooperation agreements. (133)
9-Oct-96 RTN Yemen 91-day treasury bills yield avg 25.28 pct. (184)
9-Oct-96 RTN Yemen oilfield inauguration set for October 14. (209)
10-Oct-96 RTN Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (1185)
10-Oct-96 IHT Epidemic of Malaria Kills 205 in Yemen (147)
10-Oct-96 RTN GOVERNMENT LIST. (388)
10-Oct-96 AFM Yemen-Eritrea conflict to be settled next year, FM says (136)
10-Oct-96 SWB Yemeni Official Explains Procedure for Arbitration with Eritrea (689)
10-Oct-96 SWB Yemeni President, Saudi Interior Minister Give Joint News Conference in San'a (560)
11-Oct-96 SWB Oman: Israeli Affairs: Foreign Minister Discusses Relations with Israel, Iraq; Gulf Issues (3855)
12-Oct-96 SWB Israel: Syrian Comment on European Stand on Peace, US Dissatisfaction with Netanyahu (573)
12-Oct-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (919)
12-Oct-96 SWB New Education Minister Appointed (87)
13-Oct-96 RTN Oman signs free trade zone pact with Yemen. (165)
13-Oct-96 RTN Yemen leader says willing meet Eritrean president. (250)
14-Oct-96 RTN Yemen says Jannah oilfield brought on stream. (287)
15-Oct-96 RTN South Korean gas import needs seen rising sharply. (489)
15-Oct-96 AP Arafat Proposes US Troop Presence In Hebron (179)
15-Oct-96 AFM South Korea seeks to diversify its LNG imports (433)
15-Oct-96 RTN Yemen considers setting up a stock market. (132)
16-Oct-96 SWB President Ready to Meet Eritrean Leader, Saudi Relations 'Developing' (420)
17-Oct-96 AFM Arab gas producers battle for new Asia markets (548)
17-Oct-96 AFM Frenchman killed in Ethiopian town in third attack on foreigner (487)
17-Oct-96 AP Iraq: Baghdad Trade Fair to Showcase Banned Goods: Trade Minister (404)
17-Oct-96 SWB Deputy Premier Returns From Visit to Saudi Arabia (122)
18-Oct-96 RTN Yemen to hold parliamentary vote on time. (333)
19-Oct-96 RTN Yemen plans to retire over 35,000 civil servants. (219)
21-Oct-96 AFM Troops seek French diplomat kidnapped in Yemen tribal land row (575)
21-Oct-96 RTN Tribesmen kidnap French diplomat in Yemen. (205)
21-Oct-96 RTN Yemen attracts Dollars 1.9 billion in new investments. (208)
21-Oct-96 RTN Yemenis negotiate for kidnapped French diplomat. (388)
22-Oct-96 RTN Middle East oil kings turn to gas. (778)
22-Oct-96 RTN British foreign minister to visit Israel, UAE. (151)
22-Oct-96 SWB President Inaugurates Oil Production From Jannah Oilfields (148)
22-Oct-96 SWB French Diplomat Kidnapped in San'a (62)
22-Oct-96 RTN Yemen sets deadline for captors of French diplomat. (495)
22-Oct-96 IHT Yemenis Kidnap French Diplomat (110)
23-Oct-96 IHT Communist University Adjusts to Capitalist World: Moscow Campus / 'Marxist Philosophy' Is Out (1017)
23-Oct-96 TAS Primakov Reaffirms Russia's Position Towards NATO Expansion (72)
23-Oct-96 TAS Russia And Yemen To Sign Package Of Cooperation Agreements (220)
23-Oct-96 SWB Saudi Arabia: Dissident Says Yemen has Handed Over Saudi Opposition Members to Riyad (284)
23-Oct-96 AP Warplanes Bomb Village (421)
23-Oct-96 RTN Yemen captors want dialogue with French embassy. (294)
23-Oct-96 RTN Yemen may extend deadline for diplomat's release. (179)
24-Oct-96 RTN IRAQ: PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Oct 24. (141)
24-Oct-96 AP Israel: Assassin's Mother: Family Is Victim Of Rabin Slaying (534)
24-Oct-96 RTN Saudi dissident suspected in bombings: US aides. (662)
24-Oct-96 RTN Yemen reports progress on French hostage talks. (327)
25-Oct-96 RTN Japan Sept crude imports down 4.4 pct yr/yr - MITI. (208)
25-Oct-96 RTN Yemen says French diplomat captors drop demands. (323)
26-Oct-96 SWB Yemeni and Russian Officials Discuss Military Ties, Debt Repayments (223)
26-Oct-96 SWB Yemeni Foreign Minister Meets Russian Counterpart in Moscow (236)
27-Oct-96 AFM France confirms Yemeni kidnapping (91)
27-Oct-96 AFM French diplomat taken hostage again in Yemen (502)
27-Oct-96 AP French Diplomat Kidnapped Again in Yemen (349)
28-Oct-96 SWB Tribal Chiefs Negotiate Safe Release of Kidnapped French Diplomat (254)
29-Oct-96 RTN Rouen Oct 1-23 flour exports at 35,060 tonnes. (102)
29-Oct-96 AP Malaysia: Watchdog: High Danger for Ships in Indonesian, Thai, Brazilian Waters (452)
29-Oct-96 AFM Mediators pursue efforts to release French hostage in Yemen (297)
29-Oct-96 AFM World Bank to increase aid to Yemen (237)
29-Oct-96 RTN Yemen gets Dollars 97 mln loans from World Bank this year. (301)
30-Oct-96 AFM World Bank to give Yemen 35 million dollars in relief for flooding (292)
30-Oct-96 RTN World Bank allocates new loans to Yemen. (395)
31-Oct-96 RTN US wheat weekly export sales highlights - USDA. (159)
1-Nov-96 AFM French diplomat freed in Yemen 12 days after kidnapping (241)
1-Nov-96 AFM Kuwait not yet ready to normalize relations with Jordan (248)
1-Nov-96 AP Government Says Yemeni Tribesmen Release French Diplomat (306)
2-Nov-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (479)
2-Nov-96 AFM Time running out for Vietnamese boat people: Rifkind (453)
2-Nov-96 SWB Yemeni President and Saudi Crown Prince Have Telephone Conversation (90)
3-Nov-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Nov 3. (171)
3-Nov-96 AFM Yemen demands surrender of French diplomat's kidnappers (244)
4-Nov-96 SWB French Diplomat Released - Again (76)
5-Nov-96 RTN Emirates offers ex-France cargo to Sana'a and KL. (226)
5-Nov-96 RTN Two ships loading flour in Rouen, one more due. (91)
5-Nov-96 AFM UAE, Britain on verge of signing defense pact (556)
5-Nov-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Nov 5. (157)
5-Nov-96 RTN Britain's Rifkind arrives in Yemen. (203)
6-Nov-96 AP Britain, Yemen Accepts British Help in Dispute with Eritrea (230)
6-Nov-96 AFM Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen congratulate Clinton (140)
6-Nov-96 RTN Britain to boost trade links with Yemen-Rifkind. (230)
6-Nov-96 SWB Cabinet Forms Committee for Arbitration with Eritrea (141)
6-Nov-96 RTN Too soon to decide on British Zaire role - Rifkind. (331)
7-Nov-96 RTN ANGOLA: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (991)
7-Nov-96 IHT Zaire Tells Aid Agencies to Stay Out: UN Says That Many Will Die Unless They Get Supplies Soon (696)
8-Nov-96 SWB President Salih Receives Visiting Palestinian Hamas Delegation (256)
9-Nov-96 AP Israeli Companies at Gulf Show for First Time (347)
11-Nov-96 AFM New Egyptian mufti appointed (89)
11-Nov-96 SWB Yemeni Foreign Minister in Saudi Arabia for Border Talks (188)
12-Nov-96 SWB Hungarian Muslims Hold Congress (216)
12-Nov-96 RTN Challenge for Gulf LNG to enter Europe - BP analyst. (301)
12-Nov-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (1460)
12-Nov-96 RTN How the world voted on US embargo against Cuba. (402)
12-Nov-96 SWB Oil Ministry Talks with US, French Companies on Gas Deal 'Big Success' (206)
12-Nov-96 IHT Zaire Apart, Food Outlook Buoys UN (407)
17-Nov-96 RTN British minister encourages investment in Yemen. (172)
18-Nov-96 SWB Former PM Nu'man Says Return to Yemen 'on the Cards' (914)
18-Nov-96 RTN US inspection destinations for wheat/corn/barley. (191)
19-Nov-96 SWB British Trade Minister in Yemen on Three-Day Visit (164)
19-Nov-96 AP Germany: Palestinian Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for 1977 Lufthansa Hijacking (408)
19-Nov-96 AFM Sanaa, Alcatel sign 20 million dollars in telephone deals (158)
19-Nov-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Nov 19. (160)
20-Nov-96 RTN Reuters historical calendar - November 26. (408)
21-Nov-96 AFM Fierce fighting between rival Yemeni tribes (157)
21-Nov-96 RTN Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (1014)
21-Nov-96 AFM Japan gives 26.5 million dollars to Yemen (143)
21-Nov-96 RTN US wheat weekly export sales highlights - USDA. (168)
21-Nov-96 SWB Vice-President Returns From Visits to UAE and Oman (139)
21-Nov-96 RTN Yemen gets Dollars 26.5 million Japanese grant for reform. (173)
22-Nov-96 RTN Marseille air cargo traffic up 11.9pct in October. (255)
22-Nov-96 RTN Japan Oct crude imports fall 1.3 pct yr/yr-MITI. (196)
23-Nov-96 AFM Yemen's Hawelah oilfield enters production (145)
24-Nov-96 INS The great qat race: The leaves of Catha edulis induce a state of euphoria - as long as they are chewed within 24 hours of being picked. For thousands of Yemeni users in the UK, this presents a problem. On these pages, in words and pictures,
24-Nov-96 AFM Yemen denies surrendering militants to Saudis, newspaper says (220)
26-Nov-96 AFM 14 Saudi Islamic militants in danger: rights group (274)
26-Nov-96 AFM Islamic banks seen growing in Asia (578)
26-Nov-96 AFM Saudi dissident calls for European troops to leave Gulf (329)
26-Nov-96 SWB President Interviewed on Relations with Saudi Arabia, Eritrea (485)
27-Nov-96 AFM Without action, AIDS could spread in Arab world, experts say (315)
28-Nov-96 RTN GHANA: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (839)
28-Nov-96 GDN Terror sponsor eyes Yemen (285)
28-Nov-96 RTN South Yemenis give former president warm welcome. (502)
29-Nov-96 SWB Saudi Dissident Usamah Bin Ladin Interviewed on Attacks Against US Forces (3541)
30-Nov-96 SWB Former South Yemeni President Comments on Return, Future Activities (388)
1-Dec-96 AFM Yemen hands over 20 more fundamentalists to Saudis: opposition (359)
2-Dec-96 SWB Egyptian Newspaper Report Says Israel's Mossad Involved in Zaire Problem (170)
2-Dec-96 AFM Yemen asks to join Gulf Cooperation Council (206)
3-Dec-96 RTN Total to invest in Middle East. (321)
3-Dec-96 RTN Yemen, IMF meet to discuss economic reforms. (158)
4-Dec-96 AP Arab Groups Create Panel to Fight Violence Against Women (125)
4-Dec-96 RTN AUSTRALIA: RTRS-TIMELINES-Today in History - Dec 5. (689)
4-Dec-96 RTN Traders say firm agrees to Yemen Q1 Masila price. (266)
4-Dec-96 RTN Pacific NW grain vessel weekly clearances. (152)
4-Dec-96 RTN Over 100 graduates protest at Yemen gov't office. (176)
4-Dec-96 RTN Yemen cabinet starts discussing 1997 budget. (346)
4-Dec-96 RTN Yemen Central Bank cuts bank deposit rates. (215)
4-Dec-96 AFM Yemeni ministers walk out of cabinet meeting over budget (282)
5-Dec-96 RTN At least nine firms to buy Q1 Yemen crude - traders. (188)
5-Dec-96 AP Johnson, Hamed in Featherweight Unification Bout Feb. 8 (672)
5-Dec-96 RTN EIU upgrades risk scores for 12 countries, 9 slip. (654)
5-Dec-96 RTN US wheat weekly export sales highlights - USDA. (162)
5-Dec-96 RTN Yemen cabinet approves 1997 budget. (269)
5-Dec-96 RTN Yemen signs oil deals with US, British companies. (255)
6-Dec-96 SWB Japan: Prime Minister Holds Talks with Visiting Yemeni Foreign Minister (157)
6-Dec-96 SWB Qatar and GCC Summit: Approval of Yemeni GCC Membership Reportedly Linked to Saudi Border Issue (156)
7-Dec-96 RTN Arafat challenges Kuwait to prove PLO pro-Iraqi. (378)
7-Dec-96 TWP What On Earth? A Weekly Look At Trends, People And Events Around The World (228)
8-Dec-96 RTN Saudi beheads Yemeni man for killing compatriot. (132)
8-Dec-96 RTN Egypt bars Brotherhood man from travelling. (186)
8-Dec-96 TWP Mission Impossible?; Anthony Lake Takes On A Demoralized, Recalcitrant CIA (1879)
8-Dec-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers -/12/8. (150)
9-Dec-96 AFM Arabs hold conference on peaceful uses of nuclear power (116)
9-Dec-96 RTN Tonnage short sparks firmer freight market. (724)
9-Dec-96 SWB Yemen Submits Official Application to Join GCC (216)
9-Dec-96 SWB Budget Disagreement Threatens Government Coalition (374)
10-Dec-96 RTN One flour ship expected in Rouen by December 11. (97)
10-Dec-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Dec 10. (150)
10-Dec-96 SWB Arab Economy Ministers Call for Complete Liberalization of Trade (326)
10-Dec-96 SWB Yemen Begins Talks with IMF, Reports Improvements in Economy (302)
10-Dec-96 SWB Cabinet Approves 1997 Budget Proposals (162)
10-Dec-96 SWB Government Hopes for Reduced Budget Deficit in 1997 (225)
10-Dec-96 SWB Oil Exploration Memos Signed with British and US Oil Companies (164)
11-Dec-96 AP Chronology of news events in 1996 (1283)
11-Dec-96 SWB Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Says Yemen's Membership of GCC Depends on New Statute (351)
12-Dec-96 RTN Small Canada oil firm signs huge Yemen land deal. (438)
12-Dec-96 RTN Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (932)
12-Dec-96 SWB Qatari Minister Comments on GCC Summit, Dispute with Bahrain (763)
12-Dec-96 RTN Motorola gets contracts in Nigeria, Yemen. (172)
12-Dec-96 RTN Infant mortality drops in Yemen, UNICEF says. (263)
12-Dec-96 RTN Turkey's Botas signs MOU for Yemen LNG supplies. (144)
12-Dec-96 RTN Yemen in oil deal with Canada's Calvalley. (149)
12-Dec-96 SWB Yemeni Prime Minister Meets Visiting Libyan Official (128)
13-Dec-96 RTN Euro traders scramble to cover Moslem grain demand. (301)
13-Dec-96 SWB President Salih Back From Djibouti (182)
14-Dec-96 AFM Vatican to appoint first envoy to the Gulf (262)
14-Dec-96 SWB Anti-Normalization Conference Calls for Restoration of Palestinian Rights (182)
16-Dec-96 AFM Arab League urges immediate end to Somali bloodshed (207)
16-Dec-96 AP Russia, Turkey: Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia for more natural gas (170)
16-Dec-96 RTN Dutch grant Yemen Dollars 34 mln for power plant. (245)
16-Dec-96 RTN Yemen's Jan-Nov '96 oil exports rise to Dollars 797 mln. (238)
17-Dec-96 TWP Gays' Cases Help To Expand Immigration Rights; More Than 60 Homosexuals Claiming Persecution Have Been Granted Asylum In US (1875)
17-Dec-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Dec 17. (134)
17-Dec-96 RTN Yemen sees more oil production in 1997. (244)
18-Dec-96 RTN Oman approves 360,000-tonne sugar refinery. (445)
18-Dec-96 AFM Trial of exiled separatists postponed until February 15 (201)
18-Dec-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - London-based Arab newspapers - Dec 18. (176)
19-Dec-96 RTN AUSTRALIA: RTRS-Former Command MD sets up oil explorer. (404)
19-Dec-96 RTN GHANA: Mideast and African port conditions - Lloyds. (591)
19-Dec-96 SWB Libya: Qadhafi Said to Back Egypt's Admission to Arab Maghreb Union (384)
19-Dec-96 AFM Pot boils with 13th century coffee bean discovery (309)
19-Dec-96 AFM Russia Turkey Gas (191)
19-Dec-96 RTN US wheat weekly export sales highlights - USDA. (142)
19-Dec-96 SWB Turkey and Yemen Sign Memorandum on Gas Purchase (120)
20-Dec-96 RTN Yemen frees five abducted Dutch tourists - official. (197)
21-Dec-96 RTN Arab Investment says 11-mth operating profit up. (210)
21-Dec-96 SWB Eritrea: President Afewerki Interviewed on Sudan, Yemen, Horn Issues (796)
21-Dec-96 TS TRAVEL: Frankinscense & myrrh - Once more valuable than gold, the aromatic incenses are plentiful in the bazaars of Oman (990)
21-Dec-96 SWB Turkey: Minister Says There Will Be No Energy Shortage (200)
23-Dec-96 RTN Yemen postpones wheat, flour tenders to Jan 7. (114)
23-Dec-96 RTN IRAQ: PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Dec 23. (185)
23-Dec-96 IHT TRAVEL UPDATE: This Week's Holidays (204)
23-Dec-96 AFM Yemen denies handing fundamentalists over to Saudi Arabia (186)
24-Dec-96 RTN PRESS DIGEST - Saudi Arabia - Dec 24. (191)
24-Dec-96 AP Middle East Business Briefs (728)
24-Dec-96 AFM Sudanese opposition leader expected in Cairo Friday (190)
25-Dec-96 RTN Japan Nov crude imports up 1.6 pct yr/yr - MITI. (198)
25-Dec-96 AFM Kuwait expects to reconcile with pro-Iraq Arab nations (266)
26-Dec-96 RTN Pacific NW grain vessel weekly clearances. (162)
27-Dec-96 AFM Four Dutch tourists taken hostage in Yemen (287)
27-Dec-96 AFM Turkey to buy gas from Turkmenistan (281)
27-Dec-96 RTN Yemen Dutch tourists abducted in Yemen - official (169)
28-Dec-96 AFM Sudan hopes for reconciliation with Kuwait (300)
28-Dec-96 AP Kidnappers of Dutch tourists kill two policemen (224)
29-Dec-96 AFM Yemen negotiates with kidnappers of five Polish tourists (492)
29-Dec-96 RTN Speedy release seen for Polish hostages in Yemen. (359)
30-Dec-96 AFM US grants five-million dollar aid to Yemen (70)
31-Dec-96 TS Gulf sets share issue to finance takeover - Dollars 200 million proceeds will back bid for Clyde Petroleum (264)
31-Dec-96 RTN Morocco cuts price of phone calls. (353)
31-Dec-96 RTN POLAND: Polish hostages in Yemen not free - officials. (442)
     

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