Yemen

Campaign to reduce incidence of violent conflicts in Yemen

zawya.com     17-Aug-2008          

105 participants from Aden governorate will attend the three training workshops organized by Islamic Relief Yemen (IRY), continuing a series of conflict transformation and peace building training workshops. It will be held from...                    

Sana'a hosts International Youth Forum

zawya.com     17-Aug-2008          

Sana'a will host the 17th Youth Arab Boy Scout forum. 400 youth representing 42 Arab and foreign countries, will participate in the forum on July 15- 25. In a statement to the Yemen Observer, Ali al-Jarmozi, the youth committee...                    

German support to Yemen to reach $80 million yearly

zawya.com     17-Aug-2008          

MARIB, November 07, SPA -- German ambassador to Sana'a Michael Klor-Berchtold disclosed on Wednesday that the German support to Yemen would reach $80 million annually. During a meeting with governor of Marib Aref al-Zoka, the...                    

Yemeni Premier inaugurates 17th Arab Scout Conference

zawya.com     17-Aug-2008          

SANA'A, August 17, SPA -- Yemen's Prime Minister Ali Mujawar inaugurated on Saturday the 17th Arab Scout Conference and the 11th International Conference on Civilizations and Culture Diversities. In the ceremony, Mujawar...                    

Yemeni-Ethiopian joint committee meeting begins in Addis Ababa tomorrow

zawya.com     17-Aug-2008          

SANAA, Aug 17 (KUNA) -- Meetings of the Yemeni-Ethiopian technical joint committee for oil, gas and minerals would start tomorrow in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Head of the Yemeni delegation for the meetings, deputy...                    

The truth about Arab support for the 'Palestinians'

israelmatzav.blogspot.com     17-Aug-2008          

Writing in the New Republic, Martin Peretz rips Arab support for the 'Palestinians' as the fraud and hypocrisy that it is: The fact is, of course, that the other Arabs do not care a fig for Palestine, not a fig. Even with their...                    

Alleged al Qaida PR man: Convict me next

legitgov.org     16-Aug-2008   2 related          

An accused al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] filmmaker with a flair for the dramatic set the stage for the first no-contest war crimes trial Friday by declaring a boycott until he is sentenced. ''It is a legal farce,'' Ali Hamza al Bahlul,...                    

Yoram Ettinger: Palestinian Refugees -- The Global Context

solomonia.com     16-Aug-2008          

An email piece by Yoram Ettinger, in full: 1. Over 100 million refugees have been created by wars since the end of WW2. 2. 79 million refugees were created during 1933-1945. 3. 15 Million Hindus, Sikhs (8.5MN) and Muslims...                    

Yemen Lifts Diesel Subsidies For Cement,Steel Plants - Report

zawya.com     16-Aug-2008          

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Yemeni government has lifted subsidies on diesel delivered to cement and steel manufacturing companies, Riyadh-based business daily Al Eqtisadiah reported Saturday. The government also instructed...                    

Ras2Ras comparison site launched

itp.net     16-Aug-2008   1 related          

By Mark Sutton on Sunday, August 17, 2008 Ras2Ras.com, a new Web 2.0 comparison site for the Middle East launched on Thursday. The site, which is run from Sana’a, Yemen, allows users to post a comparison of any two items – be...