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Yemen news items 1999 (Jul-Dec)

 

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SourceDateHeadline
RTN1 Jul 99Yemen jails policeman for prisoner's torture death
RTN1 Jul 99Yemen publicly executes man for murder
BBC1 Jul 99Judge rejects Yemen request
MEI2-Jul-99Showcasing democracy
RTN3 Jul 99Yemen's Islah party nominates Saleh for new term
RTN3 Jul 99Yemeni Marib pipeline leaking after another blast
RTN4 Jul 99Yemen oil output to reach 412,000 bpd by end 99'
RTN4 Jul 99Yemen president "could stand down"
RTN5 Jul 99Saleh keeps Yemenis guessing on election
RTN5 Jul 99Yemen court to review Spaniard's death sentence
RTN6 Jul 99Yemen publicly executes murderer - paper
RTN6 Jul 99Yemeni activist out of presidential race
RTN7 Jul 99Saudi,Yemen exchange letters on border dispute
RTN8 Jul 99Yemen's Saleh to run for president again
RTN8 Jul 99Yemen's Saleh a survivor seeking reform
RTN8 Jul 99Yemen militant threatens order to kill officials
BBC8 Jul 99Yemeni president nominated again
RTN10 Jul 99Yemen opposition names presidential candidate
RTN13 Jul 99Yemen's Saleh, 29 others apply to run in election
RTN13 Jul 99Police uncover hashish farm in south Yemen
MEI16-Jul-99Competition suits Salih
RTN16 Jul 99Yemen talks to kidnappers to free 4 Belgians
RTN18 Jul 99Yemeni officials join talks to free Belgians
RTN19 Jul 99Freed Belgian hostages fly back to Yemeni capital
YT19 Jul 99The 4 Kidnapped Belgians Released
RTN20 Jul 99Tobacco smuggling costs Yemen $38.5 million a year
RTN20 Jul 99U.N. report says poverty on the rise in Yemen
RTN21 Jul 99Yemeni MPs oust opposition from presidential race
RTN21 Jul 99Yemen Opposition Barred From Presidential Race
BBC21 Jul 99Yemen president set for re-election
RTN22 Jul 99Yemen court delays verdict in Britons terror trial
BBC22 Jul 99Yemen verdict delayed
RTN23 Jul 99Blast near Yemen courthouse, no injuries - witnesses
RTN24 Jul 99Yemen presidential hopeful to combat qat chewing
BBC24 Jul 99Yemen defendants ready for verdict
BBC26 Jul 99Yemeni president visits Saudi king
RTN27 Jul 99Yemen opposition considering boycotting elections
RTN28 Jul 99Yemen says tribe kidnaps U.S. employee of Hunt Oil
RTN29 Jul 99Yemen says troops circle Canadian's captors
MEI30-Jul-99Salih and his shadow
AFP30 Jul 99Tribesmen free Canadian hostage in Yemen
RTN31 Jul 99Yemen publicly executes citizen for murder
RTN2 Aug 99Yemeni man gets 10 years in jail for Aden bombings
AFP4 Aug 99Islamist firebrand threatens more bloodshed in Yemen
RTN4 Aug 99Yemen upholds death sentence on militants
BBC4 Aug 99Yemen bomb blast kills four
RTN5 Aug 99Man arrested for fatal Yemen grenade blast
RTN5 Aug 99Man arrested over deadly Yemen grenade blast
RTN5 Aug 99Yemen blames angry customer for grenade blast
AFP5 Aug 99Islamic militants killed five in Yemen market: reports
AFP6 Aug 99Police question Islamic killers amid warnings of worse bloodshed
RTN7 Aug 99Yemen blames angry customer for grenade blast
AFP9 Aug 99Britons, Algerians jailed for up to seven years in Yemen bomb plot
AFP9 Aug 99Islamic leader warns Yemen verdict could bring violence
AFP10 Aug 99Yemen seeks stiffer sentences for bomb plotters, reprisals threatened
AFP10 Aug 99British terror trial accused to be freed, cleric warns of reprisals
RTN10 Aug 99Britain defends actions in Yemen case
AN11 Aug 99Britain inquires about fairness of its citizens trial in Yemen
RTN12 Aug 99Yemen says it has arrested 16 alleged saboteurs
RTN12 Aug 99Yemen says foreign observers to monitor election
AN12 Aug 99President Saleh refuses Blair request to release prisoners
AFP14 Aug 9917 Yemeni soldiers killed in helicopter crash
RTN16 Aug 99Islamists claim responsibility for Yemen plane crash
AFP17 Aug 99Islamist group claims responsibility for Yemen copter crash
RTN15 Aug 99UK denies asking Yemen to cut Britons' sentences
RTN17 Aug 99Yemen denies Islamists' claim over plane crash
MEI20-Aug-99The "jihad experience"
RTN21 Aug 99Thirteen Yemeni men stand trial for grenade blast
AFP21 Aug 99French embassy couple kidnapped in Yemen
RTN21 Aug 99Yemen tribesmen abduct French couple
RTN23 Aug 99Yemen says kidnappers have foreign links
RTN23 Aug 99Yemen troops gone to where two French held - sources
AFP23 Aug 99Yemen issues assurances over French hostages as negotiations stall
YT23 Aug 99How Long Will This Continue?
RTN26 Aug 99Yemen appeals court to hear Britons' case Sept 16
AFP28 Aug 99Government blames "criminals" for deadly supermarket blast
RTN28 Aug 99Deadly Blast Shakes Yemen's Capital
AFP28 Aug 99Government blames "criminals" for deadly supermarket blast
RTN29 Aug 99Yemen Official Denies Militants Behind Blast
RTN29 Aug 99Activist Says Muslim Militants Behind Yemen Blasts
AFP29 Aug 99Yemen launches new mediation to free French hostages
RTN29 Aug 99Yemen bans weapons in major cities and provinces
BBC29 Aug 99Jordan hands over Yemen murder suspect
YT30 Aug 99The Most Destructive in a Series of Fatal Incidents: Catastrophe at the "City Center"
YT30 Aug 99How "City Center" Turned into Dust: As Serious As Can Get!
AP30 Aug 99Yemen's Most Famous Poet Dies
RTN31 Aug 99Fire causes $20m damage at Yemen tobacco plant
AN31 Aug 98Sudanese envoy briefs Sanaa on factory attack
AN1 Sep 99Confrontation in Yemen
RTN1 Sep 99Explosion kills at least one in south Yemen - police
RTN2 Sep 99Freed French hostages arrive in Yemen capital
RTN2 Sep 99Yemen issues tender for two GSM providers
MEI3-Sep-99Surge in violence
RTN3 Sep 99Three killed in Yemen shootout over gun controls
RTN6 Sep 99Yemen president starts election bid in two-man race
YT6 Sep 99Tragi-comedy after the incident that is said to be caused by gas leakage?
YT6 Sep 99The government's decision of disarmament in the cities: Wise, But Dangerous!
YT6 Sep 99When a Wedding Ceremony Turns Into a Military Confrontation
AFP6 Sep 99Yemen Mobilizes 50,000 Soldiers for Elections
SAB7 Sep 99The Owner of Sana'a City Center Incident the Person behind the explosion
AN9 Sep 99Sanaa: Trade center owner made explosion, killed in it
AFP9 Sep 99Yemen: Presidential Candidate Urges Real Reform
RTN11 Sep 99Yemen launches Aden container terminal
RTN14 Sep 99Yemen's main oil pipeline repaired after blast
MEI15-Sep-99Guns and butter
RTN16 Sep 99Yemen publicly executes two convicted murderers
RTN17 Sep 99Yemeni court closes opposition weekly after split
RTN18 Sep 99Man to be beheaded over Yemen grenade attack
AP20 Sep 99Yemeni President Poised for a Win
RTN20 Sep 99UK-based Islamist ready to stand trial in Yemen
RTN20 Sep 99Yemen's long-time president poised to win again
RTN20 Sep 99Yemen seizes more than 13,000 weapons in clampdown
RTN20 Sep 99Prosecutors, defence fail to agree in Yemen case
RTN21 Sep 99Opposition urges Yemenis to shun election "show''
AFP21 Sep 99Yemen's military president seeks democratic legitimacy
AFP22 Sep 99Yemeni "emperor" seals election victory with triumphant rally
AFP22 Sep 99Yemen -- from Arabia Felix to poor republic with democratic polls
RTN22 Sep 99Factbox - Key facts about Yemen
RTN22 Sep 99Yemen's Saleh a survivor seeking reform
RTN22 Sep 99Yemenis await one-sided presidential race
AP23 Sep 99Candidate Surprises Yemenis
AFP23 Sep 99Saleh heads for re-election as two die in Yemen polling violence
AP23 Sep 99Bomber Accidentally Kills Self
AFP23 Sep 99Yemeni leader heads for re-election as two die in polling violence
AP23 Sep 99Low Turnout, Attacks Mar Yemen Vote
MEI1-Oct-99Salih's hollow poll win
RTN2 Oct 99Saleh sworn in as Yemen's president
AP3 Oct 99Yemeni President Sworn In
BBC4 Oct 99Yemeni militants on trial again
BBC9 Oct 99Yemen paper suspended
AP9 Oct 99Yemen Paper Closed for Criticism
BBC11 Oct 99Socotra celebrates end of drought
RTN12 Oct 99Five men admit to Yemen blast in insurance scam
RTN12 Oct 99Yemen says population will double in 20 years
RTN12 Oct 99Yemen airline bans qat chewing on flights
RTN13 Oct 99Yemen to approve 40 bln rials to supplement budget
MEI14-Oct-99New resolve?
RTN16 Oct 99Yemen supreme court upholds militants death ruling
RTN17 Oct 99Islamic militant leader executed in Yemen
AFP17 Oct 99Islamic chief beheaded over kidnap of foreigners in Yemen
AP17 Oct 99Yemen Executes Convicted Kidnapper
RTN18 Oct 99Militants Vow To Avenge Yemen Execution Of Leader
RTN18 Oct 99Yemen 1999 state budget may achieve a surplus
RTN18 Oct 99Yemen militants to stage suicide attacks-Islamist
RTN18 Oct 99Yemen executes two men for murder
RTN19 Oct 99Yemen militants vow revenge, urge foreigners leave
RTN20 Oct 99Western diplomats say unfazed by Yemen militants
RTN20 Oct 99More work to help cure qat chewing habit in Yemen
RTN20 Oct 99Yemen orders liquidation of Industrial Bank
RTN21 Oct 99Car explodes in Yemen shootout, 7 dead
AFP22 Oct 99Yemen insists car blast an accident as death toll rises to 10
RTN24 Oct 99Government study says poverty increasing in Yemen
RTN23 Oct 99Yemen moves to eliminate tribal prisons
RTN23 Oct 99Yemen's main oil pipeline damaged by explosion
RTN26 Oct 99Yemeni court tries group for attempted bombings
RTN26 Oct 99Yemen to set up courts for kidnappers, saboteurs
RTN27 Oct 99Three U.S. Citizens Abducted In Yemen
RTN27 Oct 99Yemen executes four men for three murders
RTN28 Oct 99Kidnappers In Yemen Free U.S. Hostages
RTN30 Oct 99CORRECTION-Yemen tries paper for insulting Saudi
RTN30 Oct 99Yemen says no fear from militant group
AP30 Oct 99Head of Muslim Group Said Arrested
RTN1 Nov 99Yemen asks Western states to lift travel warnings
RTN1 Nov 99Yemen government approves 2000 budget
RTN4 Nov 99Yemen arrests several for kidnapping and sabotage
RTN4 Nov 99Yemen executes citizen convicted of murder
RTN4 Nov 99Yemen 2000 budget lifts oil, gas revenues 51 pct
RTN6 Nov 99Yemen's Saleh names son to lead anti-terror unit
YT8 Nov 99Failed Kidnapping Attempt
RTN10 Nov 99Man executed for murder in Yemen
AN13 Nov 99Female police for the first time in Yemen
RTN13 Nov 99Australians well after pirate attack off Yemen
RTN13 Nov 99Yemen's main oil pipeline damaged by blast
AP13 Nov 99Yemeni Tribesman Blow Up Pipeline
RTN14 Nov 99Yemen troops besiege tribe accused of pipeline bomb
RTN14 Nov 99Yemen holds 'pirates' for attacking Australians
RTN16 Nov 99Two Yemeni pilots die in military plane crash
AP18 Nov 99Two Murderers Executed in Yemen
RTN20 Nov 99Yemen court upholds Spaniard's death sentence
RTN22 Nov 99Port workers in Yemen suspended
RTN22 Nov 99Yemen parliament approves 2000 budget
RTN22 Nov 99Yemeni port workers strike after wage talks fail
RTN22 Nov 99Yemeni shot in gun battle at Sanaa airport
MEI26-Nov-99Democratisation derailed
AFP19 Dec 99Eritrean-Yemeni maritime boundary to be split down middle: Eritrea
     

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