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Yemen news items 1998 (Aug-Sep)

 

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SourceDateHeadline
01-Aug-98 RTN UK: Monthly Review - Clinton to testify over Lewinsky. (2033)
01-Aug-98 AP Flash floods in Yemen kill eight people (121)
01-Aug-98 RTN FOCUS-Yemen floods kill six and damage rural lands. (265)
02-Aug-98 RTN ITALY: Pope recalls black week for Catholic Church. (414)
02-Aug-98 AP Floods in Yemen kill 14 over the weekend (217)
02-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni tribes pledge to shun kidnappings. (400)
03-Aug-98 RTN UK: Crew abandon cement bulker in Gulf. (152)
03-Aug-98 BBC Arrests Made After Shooting, Bombing Incidents (237)
03-Aug-98 RTN Yemen president expresses sorrow over nuns' murder. (309)
03-Aug-98 AP Yemen's president approves capital punishment law for kidnappers (218)
03-Aug-98 RTN Yemen's Saleh praises tribal vow to end kidnapping. (238)
04-Aug-98 BBC Omani Foreign Minister Says Border Accord with Yemen 'Final' (313)
04-Aug-98 BBC Saudi Arabia: Yemeni President Inquires About King Fahd's Health (169)
04-Aug-98 BBC President Salih on Border Disputes, Stance on Iraq- Kuwait Conflict (596)
04-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni team heads to Riyadh for military talks. (232)
04-Aug-98 RTN Yemen's Saleh imposes death penalty for kidnapping. (286)
05-Aug-98 RTN Yemen, Saudi teams meet after Red Sea island clash. (277)
05-Aug-98 RTN UK: Ship abandoned in Gulf of Aden after fire. (154)
05-Aug-98 RTN USA US expands list of wheat donation recipients (316)
05-Aug-98 RTN US expands list of wheat donation recipients. (311)
05-Aug-98 RTN US names recipients for Dollars 250 million wheat aid. (432)
05-Aug-98 BBC Punishment for Kidnapping Raised to Death Sentence (137)
05-Aug-98 RTN Yemen central bank foreign assets edge up in May. (132)
05-Aug-98 RTN Yemen papers say Yemeni fighters killed in Kosovo. (187)
05-Aug-98 RTN Yemen's oil income for first half 1998 at Dollars 255 mln. (158)
06-Aug-98 RTN UK: Non-OPEC oil output shows slower growth in 1H 1998. (1009)
06-Aug-98 AP US: Countries eligible for food aid announced (149)
06-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni family killed by floods, death toll at 14. (161)
07-Aug-98 IHT Saudi-Yemeni Border Accord (112)
08-Aug-98 IHT Broken Mirror of a Major Arab Culture (1270)
08-Aug-98 RTN IRAN: Iran condemns bomb attacks on US embassies. (348)
08-Aug-98 BBC Saudi-Yemeni Talks End; Follow-up Meeting Planned (218)
08-Aug-98 RTN Agip of Italy, Yemen sign oil exploration deal. (197)
08-Aug-98 RTN Agip, Yemen clinch oil exploration deal. (232)
08-Aug-98 BBC President Salih on Disputes with Neighbours, Tribalism (785)
08-Aug-98 RTN Yemen condemns bombing at US missions in Africa. (259)
08-Aug-98 RTN Yemen says gas plant to start up in 2003. (371)
09-Aug-98 RTN Bombing suspect vowed 'holy war' on Americans. (655)
10-Aug-98 RTN AWB cuts wheat pool prices by ADollars 5- ADollars 10 a tonne. (598)
10-Aug-98 BBC Yemen Reportedly Reviewing Extradition of Islamists to Ethiopia (362)
10-Aug-98 BBC Yemen Reportedly Reviewing Extradition of Islamists to Ethiopia (362)
11-Aug-98 AP Yemen executes convicted murderer in public square (128)
11-Aug-98 RTN Yemen sees fruits of economic reform programme. (263)
12-Aug-98 AP Detentions announced in embassy bombings; search for survivors end (926)
12-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni opposition leader dies in exile in Cairo. (112)
12-Aug-98 RTN LEBANON: US embassy in Beirut on alert after Africa bombs. (532)
12-Aug-98 AP Makkawi, Yemeni exiled politician dies in Cairo (229)
12-Aug-98 RTN MALAYSIA: Malaysia tightens security around US embassy. (310)
12-Aug-98 AP Malaysia: US Embassy leases gas station to ward off threats (580)
12-Aug-98 AP Mideast, African embassies tighten security after bombings (697)
12-Aug-98 AFM US embassy in Malaysia strengthens security after threat (678)
12-Aug-98 AFM US embassy in Yemen beefs up security after threat (301)
12-Aug-98 AFM US warns of threat of attacks in Egypt, Yemen, Malaysia (145)
12-Aug-98 AP US: Embassy staffs trained to assess terrorist threats (619)
12-Aug-98 AP US: Some US embassies will be relocated to counter terrorism (779)
12-Aug-98 RTN US said mulling huge increase in security funds. (751)
12-Aug-98 RTN Murderer publicly executed in Yemen - paper. (137)
12-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni cabinet approves draft law on protests. (327)
12-Aug-98 RTN Yemen's US embassy unit briefly closes on threat. (217)
13-Aug-98 IHT Albania-CIA Intrigue Suggests Possible Link to Embassy Bombings (818)
13-Aug-98 AFM Clinton orders security beef-up in wake of Africa bombings (647)
13-Aug-98 AP Malaysia: Malaysia upset over US statement on threat to embassy (196)
13-Aug-98 IHT Threats Shut Several US Embassies: Temporary Closures Include Installations in Malaysia and Uganda (678)
13-Aug-98 IHT Tracking Terrorists: Too Many Blind Alleys (796)
13-Aug-98 AFM US bombing victims to be honored by Clinton (682)
13-Aug-98 AFM US weighs embassy security costs, compensation for bombing victims (483)
13-Aug-98 AP US: Bombing suspects detained in Kenya, ambassador sought new embassy (894)
13-Aug-98 RTN Interagency group meets to discuss EEP wheat flour. (444)
13-Aug-98 RTN TEXT-USDA Wheat Outlook. (1808)
13-Aug-98 RTN USDA officials quiet on EEP wheat flour report. (237)
13-Aug-98 RTN USDA still keen on EEP wheat flour use - Goldthwait. (210)
13-Aug-98 RTN Yemen bans citizens from carrying guns in cities. (282)
14-Aug-98 BBC Chinese Leaders' Activities (1984)
14-Aug-98 BBC Malaysia: Prime Minister Considers US Warning on Threat at Embassy Unfounded (405)
14-Aug-98 RTN MALAYSIA: US embassy workers in Malaysia told to stay home. (549)
14-Aug-98 BBC Saudi Arabia: Yemeni President Inquires About King Fahd's Health (114)
14-Aug-98 IHT Suspicion Falls on Saudi Renegade: 'The Best-Known Terrorist Since Carlos' (943)
14-Aug-98 AP Taliban denies that bin Laden was involved in embassy bombings (479)AP 14 Aug 98
14-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni president's eldest son has surgery in Geneva. (125)
15-Aug-98 AP Flash floods in Yemen kill 18 people (153)
15-Aug-98 RTN Floods kill eight in Yemen, 10 still missing. (273)
15-Aug-98 RTN Yemen tribesmen, police clash over weapons ban. (297)
16-Aug-98 AP Iraq: Abdel Karim, prominent Iraqi actress, dies in exile in Sweden (248)
16-Aug-98 RTN Floods kill 27 in Yemen. (291)
16-Aug-98 AP Yemen government cracks down on illegal weapons (225)
16-Aug-98 RTN Yemen says 23 people arrested for bombings. (228)
16-Aug-98 AP Yemeni authorities arrest 23 people involved in bombings (215)
16-Aug-98 RTN Yemeni police shoot dead a serial killer. (186)
17-Aug-98 AFM Ossama bin Laden: shadowy millionaire with hatred for US (588)
17-Aug-98 BBC Saudi-Yemeni Border Talks End; Follow-up Meeting Planned (218)
17-Aug-98 RTN UK: Large Aussie sugar timecharter fixed to Canada. (256)
18-Aug-98 BBC Iran: First Shipment Made of Iranian-Built Vehicles to Yemen (169)
18-Aug-98 RTN CanOxy in Yemen talks for new oil blocks. (231)
18-Aug-98 BBC Forty Thousand Troops Reportedly Deployed in San'a on 15th August (180)
18-Aug-98 BBC Interior Minister Gives Details of Arrest of San'a Mosque Bomb Suspect (366)
18-Aug-98 RTN Yemen, British Gas Internat'l gas talks continue. (367)
19-Aug-98 AP African rhino population on the up after years of decline (440)
19-Aug-98 AFM Pakistan arrests two more: State Department official (374)
19-Aug-98 AP US: Many embassies affected by threats, upheaval (518)
19-Aug-98 RTN Death toll from floods in Yemen rises to 44. (239)
19-Aug-98 AP Nine killed, 18 injured in Yemen flash floods (136)
19-Aug-98 RTN Yemen fighter plane crashes,pilot safe-newspaper. (102)
19-Aug-98 RTN Yemen flood death toll approaches 50. (214)
20-Aug-98 RTN Saudi Osama bin Laden, holy warrior against US (592)
20-Aug-98 BBC Eritrea: Ethiopian Returnees From Asmara Report Inhuman Treatment and 'Atrocities' (429)
21-Aug-98 RTN FOCUS - Talisman-Arakis deal seen on despite Sudan. (494)
21-Aug-98 RTN NORWAY: DNO farms into N. Hydro Yemen oil licence. (255)
21-Aug-98 RTN PAKISTAN: Bin Laden denies role in US embassy attacks- paper. (356)
21-Aug-98 RTN UK: Bin Laden said to warn Clinton of more attacks. (586)
21-Aug-98 RTN US identifies Bin Laden as America's top enemy. (504)
21-Aug-98 RTN Yemen condemns US missile attack in Sudan. (211)
22-Aug-98 RTN JORDAN: Sudan factory builders say it only made medicine. (495)
22-Aug-98 RTN KUWAIT: Ally says Bin Laden innocent, US strikes 'failure'. (465)
22-Aug-98 RTN PAKISTAN: Bin Laden said to vow retaliation after US strikes. (451)
22-Aug-98 RTN UK: Bin Laden quoted as threatening further attacks. (679)
22-Aug-98 AP US: US inherits former Soviet nemesis as chief terrorist threat (782)
22-Aug-98 RTN Yemen denies Osama Bin Laden lived in country. (259)
22-Aug-98 RTN Yemen official says oil income at Dollars 650mln in 1998. (289)
23-Aug-98 AFM Unknown Yemeni Islamic group declares "total war" on US (363)
23-Aug-98 RTN Yemen puts Masila oil reserves at 700 mln barrels. (177)
24-Aug-98 BBC Bin Ladin's Spokesman Says He Is Unharmed, Vows Retaliation (1256)
24-Aug-98 AFM Bin Laden group linked to 18 terrorist attacks: US (195)
24-Aug-98 BBC Iraq-Kuwait: Six Killed, 17 Wounded in Explosion, UAE Paper Reports (230)
24-Aug-98 IHT Missiles With a Message: Psychological Impact Also Part of the Strategy (1070)
24-Aug-98 RTN PAKISTAN: Afghan Taleban urge Bin Laden to show restraint. (383)
24-Aug-98 RTN PAKISTAN: FOCUS-Taleban leader tells Bin Laden to be quiet. (544)
24-Aug-98 AP Sudan: Questions remain, but some Sudanese claims on factory prove true (712)
24-Aug-98 BBC Sudan: Saudi Dissident Bin Ladin Said to Warn Clinton 'Battle has Not Yet Started' (601)
24-Aug-98 BBC Sudan: Yemeni President Condemns US Strike as Unjustifiable (148)
24-Aug-98 RTN Fourteen Yemenis found dead in southern Saudi. (124)
24-Aug-98 RTN World Bank,Yemen discuss plans to cover deficit. (571)
25-Aug-98 BBC British, Canadian Companies to Expand Oil, Gas Extraction in Yemen (427)
25-Aug-98 RTN MALAYSIA: US mission in Malaysia resumes full operations. (234)
25-Aug-98 BBC Saudi Arabia, Yemen Ratify Joint Security Agreement (247)
25-Aug-98 BBC Somalia: Husayn Aydid Visits Yemen and Djibouti (184)
25-Aug-98 RTN US jury said to indict Bin Laden. (326)
25-Aug-98 BBC Official Says Islamic Army of Aden 'Does Not Exist' (132)
25-Aug-98 BBC President Receives US Ambassador, Condemns Embassy Bombs, Air Strikes (150)
25-Aug-98 RTN Yemen to lift subsidies on flour and wheat. (267)
26-Aug-98 IHT Bin Laden Said to Face US Terrorism Charges: Indictment Could Provide Grounds for Capture (626)
26-Aug-98 AFM Iraq calls on Arabs to end US military presence (583)
26-Aug-98 AP Diplomats: Yemen to limit distribution of its passports (271)
27-Aug-98 RTN KENYA: FOCUS-Kenya embassy bomb suspect said sent to US (656)
27-Aug-98 BBC Turabi Comments on Reactions to US Strikes (306)
27-Aug-98 AP Two embassy bombing suspects flown to the United States (577)
27-Aug-98 AP US: Two suspects in Kenyan embassy bombing flown to US for trial (872)
27-Aug-98 RTN FOCUS-Nairobi bombing suspect charged with murder. (960)
27-Aug-98 RTN Poor Yemen spends Dollars 6 mln a day on mild drug qat. (277)
27-Aug-98 BBC Source Denies 'Washington Post' Report on Bin Ladin (218)
28-Aug-98 IHT Two Terror Suspects Are Flown to US: One Quickly Charged in Kenya Blast (900)
28-Aug-98 AP Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia: Somali faction leader's visit could signal breakthrough (208)
28-Aug-98 RTN Somali warlord Aideed in Ethiopia for talks. (296)
28-Aug-98 AFM Hundreds of Moslem protestors converge on US embassy in Malaysia (320)
28-Aug-98 RTN MALAYSIA: Moslems in Malaysia protest against US strikes. (293)
28-Aug-98 AFM Somali warlord Aidid meets with senior Ethiopian officials (360)
28-Aug-98 AP US: Suspects in Kenya embassy bombing sent to US for trial (748)
28-Aug-98 RTN FOCUS-Nairobi bombing suspect charged with murder. (948)
28-Aug-98 RTN Second man charged in US embassy bombing. (624)
28-Aug-98 RTN Second suspect held in NY for embassy bombings. (242)
28-Aug-98 BBC Cabinet Rejects 'Aggression' Against Sovereignty of States (146)
30-Aug-98 AFM Flooding toll in Yemen climbs to 70 (93)
30-Aug-98 AP Flash floods in Yemen kill 14, injure 15 (140)
30-Aug-98 RTN Yemen raises death toll from floods to 67. (168)
30-Aug-98 AP Yemeni workers at Hunt Oil Company Oil to strike (152)
31-Aug-98 RTN RESEARCH ALERT - Bear Stearns ups three oil stocks. (529)
31-Aug-98 AP Flash floods in Yemen kill 13, injure 18 (112)
01-Sep-98 IHT Bin Laden's Cash Flow To Terrorists Protected: US Officials Doubt Pipeline Can Be Cut (651)
01-Sep-98 AFM Four arrested in Yemen strike at Hunt Oil (376)
01-Sep-98 AFM Four arrested in Yemen strike at Hunt Oil (426)
01-Sep-98 RTN FULL TEXT - USDA Outlook for US Ag Exports. (5696)
01-Sep-98 RTN USDA aims to finalize wheat donations before '99. (388)
01-Sep-98 RTN FOCUS-Yemen Marib oil output stopped by strike. (431)
01-Sep-98 BBC President Backs Business Ties in Indonesia (171)
01-Sep-98 AP Yemen arrests four Hunt Oil Company strikers (222)
01-Sep-98 RTN Yemen Marib oil output stopped by labour strike. (227)
02-Sep-98 AP Kuwait: US embassies in Kuwait, Manila face attack threats (468)
02-Sep-98 BBC Somalia: Aydid, US Envoy Meet in Addis Ababa, Agree to Fight 'Terrorism' (193)
02-Sep-98 RTN US embassy blast suspect not known in Yemen-paper. (319)
02-Sep-98 AP Yemen Hunt Oil Company workers suspend strike (241)
02-Sep-98 RTN Yemen Marib oil output resumes, strike suspended. (263)
02-Sep-98 RTN Yemen Marib oil output resumes, strike suspended. (263)
02-Sep-98 RTN Yemen resumes Marib oil output, strike suspended. (385)
03-Sep-98 BBC Iran: Foreign Minister Expresses Concern Over Fate of Diplomats in Afghanistan (298)
04-Sep-98 AP Yemen executes two for murder (159)
05-Sep-98 AP Two children killed in Yemen while playing with land mine (123)
05-Sep-98 AP Yemen executes soldier for murder (128)
05-Sep-98 RTN Yemen executes three men for murder - newspaper. (173)
07-Sep-98 RTN Soccer-Asian club cup results. (157)
07-Sep-98 BBC Ethiopian Foreign Minister Hopes for Peaceful Solution with Eritrea (149)
08-Sep-98 AFM Shell and PetroFina swap Dutch and Norwegian downstream business (389)
08-Sep-98 AP Opposition minister resigns to protest corruption (151)
08-Sep-98 RTN Yemen's religion minister said to resign. (222)
09-Sep-98 RTN FRANCE: Accomplice of Carlos seized in peaceful hideout. (683)
09-Sep-98 AP France: Precede: PARIS From OPEC hostage ordeal to Normandy village, terrorist hunt ends (459)
09-Sep-98 AP UN ranking of countries according to human development The United Nations Development Program's annual "human development index" ranking countries in terms of life expectancy, income and education: (426)
10-Sep-98 AP Economic realities hamper efforts to stem child labor in Egypt (1208)
10-Sep-98 AP Mideast Child Labor (380)
10-Sep-98 RTN UNITED NATIONS: New UN Assembly elects chairmen, vice- presidents. (374)
10-Sep-98 RTN Ex-ambassador to Iraq to head US radio station. (247)
10-Sep-98 RTN US busts first ever 'qat' drug plantation. (255)
10-Sep-98 RTN CORRECTED - Yemen 91-day T-bill average yield down at 11.77pct. (269)
11-Sep-98 RTN MALAYSIA: Soccer-Asian draw for Olympic tournament. (144)
11-Sep-98 AFM Tarnished Clinton means glittering gold (2353)
12-Sep-98 RTN GOVERNMENT LIST. (375)
13-Sep-98 BBC Saudi king reassures Qadhafi that relations with Yemen are " quiet": Text of report by the Libyan news agency Jana (130)
13-Sep-98 AP Yemen executes man for murder (101)
14-Sep-98 BBC Saudi Arabia: King Fahd receives Yemeni president's message (150)
14-Sep-98 BBC Saudi: King Fahd receives letter from Yemeni president: Excerpt from report by the Saudi news agency SPA (177)
14-Sep-98 BBC New awqaf minister sworn in (75)
14-Sep-98 RTN Yemen Airways flights halted by staff strike. (223)
15-Sep-98 RTN US to begin 2.5 mln metric ton wheat donation plan. (391)
15-Sep-98 RTN USDA says wheat donation shipments soon underway. (236)
15-Sep-98 RTN Yemen Airways strike suspended, flights resume. (297)
16-Sep-98 RTN Yemen approves Vintage farm-in. (183)
16-Sep-98 RTN IMF gives Yemen Dollars 70 mln from Dollars 600 mln soft loan. (182)
16-Sep-98 BBC Yemeni president accepts invitation to visit Iran: Text of report by Yemeni TV on 15th September (211)
17-Sep-98 BBC Iran, Yemen are to boost fisheries cooperation: Text of report by the Iranian news agency IRNA (206)
17-Sep-98 AP Land mine treaty to go into effect (431)
17-Sep-98 AP US: FBI says embassy bombing suspect had ties to Bin Laden, radical Islam (429)
18-Sep-98 BBC Report on Arab League Council's resolutions on Libya, (4449)
18-Sep-98 RTN UK: FROM THE FLIGHTDECK - The Air Cargo Week in Review. (2052)
20-Sep-98 RTN IRAN: Iran envoy in Yemen for talks on Afghan crisis. (189)
20-Sep-98 AFM Two dead, 27 wounded in Aden bomb blast (268)
20-Sep-98 RTN Blast causes leak at Yemen pipeline - tribesmen. (291)
20-Sep-98 AP Explosion kills 2, injures 10 in Yemen (167)
20-Sep-98 RTN Yemen blast kills two people, wounds eight - SABA. (242)
20-Sep-98 RTN Yemen's 1,000 riyal notes put in circulation. (246)
21-Sep-98 BBC Saudi newspaper denies Yemeni newspaper "allegations and (251)
21-Sep-98 AP South Korea: Seoul to shut down 13 more overseas diplomatic missions (150)
21-Sep-98 RTN UK: Several new orders issued for Brazil sugar freight. (219)
21-Sep-98 RTN Blast damages Marib oil pipeline in Yemen. (291)
21-Sep-98 AP Yemen executes two men for murder (103)
22-Sep-98 BBC Saudi minister arrives in Yemen with message from King Fahd for (121)
22-Sep-98 BBC Saudi: King sends message to Yemeni president on bilateral (196)
23-Sep-98 BBC Iran: Foreign Ministry official says relations with Iraq " (227)
23-Sep-98 BBC Yemen's Salih receives message from Saudi king (202)
24-Sep-98 RTN Taleban's Islamic scholars condemn terrorism. (472)
24-Sep-98 RTN KUWAIT: Afghan envoy leaves Saudi Arabia - diplomat. (455)
26-Sep-98 AFM IAEA drops resolution on Israel (628)
26-Sep-98 AP US: Bin Laden lieutenant charged with murder conspiracy (285)
26-Sep-98 RTN Phase two of Yemen Jannah oil field to open Sunday. (193)
27-Sep-98 AFM Aden looks to port venture to recapture its former glory (616)
27-Sep-98 BBC North Korea: Senior official sends greetings to Yemeni (132)
27-Sep-98 BBC Somalia: Husayn Aydid to withdraw his forces from southern (224)
27-Sep-98 RTN Phase two of Yemen Jannah oilfield comes on stream. (277)
28-Sep-98 AFM Aden's last churches hold on for better days ahead (676)
28-Sep-98 RTN Saudi border row needs political decision - Yemen. (217)
28-Sep-98 AP Lebanon: UN conference on water resources opens (236)
28-Sep-98 RTN Two Africa bombings suspects indicted in New York. (539)
28-Sep-98 RTN Yemen invites foreigners to invest in oil and gas. (526)
28-Sep-98 AP Yemeni troops conduct maneuvers near Saudi border (185)
29-Sep-98 RTN FRANCE: European trade worries over US wheat aid. (559)
29-Sep-98 AP Iran: Iran denies allegations it plotted with Saudi exile against US (330)
29-Sep-98 BBC Kuwaiti, Yemeni foreign ministers discuss relations in New York (302)
29-Sep-98 RTN UNITED NATIONS: Iran denies any links to Osama Bin Laden. (317)
29-Sep-98 RTN CanOxy set for new Yemen talks next month. (230)
29-Sep-98 RTN Western Atlas in MoU to promote Yemen oil. (300)
30-Sep-98 AP Poland: Five Poles detained in illegal arms sales (341)
30-Sep-98 RTN UK: British Mediterranean eyes new Syria, Yemen routes. (273)
30-Sep-98 AP Cabinet adopts measures to curb spending, revive economy (263)
30-Sep-98 RTN Yemen investors plan Dollars 800 million refinery. (325)
30-Sep-98 RTN Yemen plans Dollars 100 million Marib refinery expansion. (278)
30-Sep-98 RTN Yemen says needs investments for its power sector. (188)
30-Sep-98 RTN Yemen to freeze new appointments, promotions. (162)
     

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