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The Shiite leader Sheik Ahmed Al-Najafi, an Iraqi citizen working as an instructor of the 'Ithney Ashar' Shiite belief was released on Saturday after Official Security Forces arrested him last week. Sheik Al-Najafi waited at the airport in order to receive his colleague Sheik Aladdin Musawi, another Iraqi promoting Shiite beliefs in Yemen. Security officials did not permit Aladdin to enter Yemen, as he was returning from a short visit to UAE. On arrival, he was taken into custody for 30 hours and sent back to UAE. Sheik Aladdin is the supervisor of the Islamic 'Kawthar' institute, which was established in May 1999 in Sanaa with the permission of the Ministry of Information and Tourism. The institute houses of tens of students studying the 'Ithney Ashar' Shiite beliefs. It is worth noting that Shiite groups have been complaining lately of mistreatment by security forces as some of their leaders were arrested and others evacuated. Sheikhs of Al-Baidha'a governorate sent a memorandum to President Ali Abdullah Saleh demanding the deposition of the governor of the governorate, Director of security and commander of the central security in connection with the death of Mohammed Saleh Abdul Qader, son of a sheikh, in front of Al-Thawrah Hospital last Wednesday. The victim was fired by security men of the governorate who tried to break into the victim's house to seize his gun. But according to security sources the victim was killed after a heated argument with the security men over a gun he was carrying. A large number of Al-Baidha'a people are gathered in Al-Taffah district condemning the incident which they believe is a planned murder. On the other hand, Sheikhs of the governorate met last Saturday in the Al-Amaliqah military camp with its military leaders who agreed to handing over the suspects to the authorities concerned. The Sheikhs threatened that they will avenge the death of their man if the members responsible for the event are not punished. A month-long mediatory negotiations, led by Assalam Social House for Arbitration have resulted in reaching an 8-month reconciliation agreement between the two tribes of Al Fujaih Abidah and Bani Saif Murad effective from May 19, 2000. Secretary general of the House Sheikh Ghaleb Nasser Al-Ajda and a number of other tribal Sheikhs have been able to stop fighting between the two tribes which so far claimed the lives of 20 people and a large number of injured. The Yemeni Lawyers Syndicate condemned Wednesday the attack on staff of f the Commercial court and a number of lawyers by Sheikh Ali Al-Salahi, appealing to the president of the republic to interfere against what the syndicate's statement described as uncivil. According to the syndicate's statement, Al-Salahi pointed his "jinbiah, at the accountant Rajeh Al-Awadhi and some advocates and closed the gate of the court. The Commercial Court was looking into the case of Saba Company for Hotels and the dispute among its shareholders about their shares. Mr. Rajeh Al-Awadhi has been asked by the court to finalize the accounts of each shareholder. On the other hand the syndicate asked advocates not to defend the assailant. Dr. Raoofa Hassan signed an agreement with the UN office New York to work for the Arab Woman Center for Training and Research as an advisor to the UN office. This agreement was within the framework of support the center is receiving from the office in terms of strategic studies about the concerns and problems facing Arab women. These studies are concentrated on a number of important topics, including: 1) Drawing up a working strategy for establishing two networks for cooperation with the center focusing on the subject of globalization and its effects on women in the Arab region. Other topics are focused on woman adolescence as it is the most essential period to form one's character. Researches will be evaluated according to the priorities dealt with in the region and their contribution to point some critical strategies to solve some of the pending issues in the Arab women community. Some of the topics on the agenda of Dr. Raoofa will focus on: Helping the center to plan projects that could be supported internationally. The Arab Women Center for Training and Research is a regional Arab center which aims at becoming an information reference on Arab women. The center is funded by the Tunisian government, Arab League, UNDP, EU, Gulf Program for supporting UN's organizations. It is expected that Dr. Raoofa is going to make this center work on a broader humane scope for she was very instrumental when she was in charge of the Practical Research and Women Studies at Sana'a University that is considered to be the first academic women center in the Arab World. The Primary Court of Jaar, 70 kilometers from the port city of Aden on Wednesday sentenced two Yemenis to 10 years and 3 years in prison for carrying out bomb attacks against state institutions in the southern province of Abyan and different parts of Yemen, five others were acquitted. Saleh Haidar Al-Attawi and Nasser Al-Mushriqi were also found guilty of forming an armed gang, the Islamic Army of Aden and Abyan.The leader of the Aden army Zain Al-Abideen Al-Mihdhar" Abu Al-Hassan" was executed in October 1999 for carrying out kidnappings and acts of sabotage. Captain Saleh Seif Assaf, a Jordanian national, whose trading ship was destroyed during the civil war has appealed for payment of compensation for his loss. He said that his ship was destroyed by the then southern forces and that he and his son were imprisoned. Mr. Assaf and his son were released after the northern forces entered Aden. He estimated the loss at US$ 3 million. He hopes that his case will be considered by the Yemeni officials. In cooperation with the Cultural Attachˇ of the American Embassy, the Woman Center for Research and Training jointly with the Research and Development Department at the Computer center at Aden University organize a two-day training course on internet, beginning from tomorrow. In a press statement Mr. Mohammed Ismael, director general of the center said that the course was one of the important specialized courses to help improve performance of participants in using the internet. The course is one of the activities the center organizes with other cultural and scientific organizations to present its objectives especially those related to women studies. Dr. Nawal Abdullah Saleh, chairperson of Research and Development Department at the Computer Center said that such joint activities help achieve goals of the Computer Center, that are to train participants on how to deal with the Internet. Sana'a Trading Center inaugurated last Wednesday the first day of its weekly entertainment events planned to be held each Wednesday. The event was kicked off in the presence of a great number of people and families. The event included games, music display and prizes for participants. The European Commission allocated under its Development Cooperation Program with Yemen EURO 1 million for the development of a comprehensive Master plan for the Archipelago of Socotra. The project, which commenced in October 1999 is scheduled to complete in 15 months and will see the involvement of more than 30 Yemeni and European subject matter specialists. The Master Plan will establish a land use plan and a phased and cost overall development scenario for the islands in harmony with the bio-diversity conservation strategies adopted by the government for Socotra. In this context, the ministry of Planning and Development, the Environment Protection Council and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Urban Planning are jointly holding a workshop in Sana'a on 12-13 June 2000, during which phase 1 finding and Recommendations of the Master Plan project will be presented and discussed. The German government has to contribute additional DM 1.4 million for the equipment of the Ministry hospitals financed by the German Foreign Office. The agreement was singed on June 7, during the visit of Mr. Du Schuss of the German Ministry of Defense to Yemen. The Russian ambassador to Yemen, Mr. Alexander Kaluging, held a press conference Last Saturday on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Federal Republic of Russia in 1991. The ambassador highlighted the new reforms such as pluralism and the market economy Russia has adopted after its declaration. He added that the economic situation in Russia has since improved as signaled by the increase in the per capita income to US$ 2500 in 1999. On the subject of the Yemeni-Russian relationship Mr. Kaluging dwelt up on the gradual improvement of the bilateral relationship between the two countries in various domains. He added that a number of Yemeni ministers were expected to visit Moscow in the forthcoming Autumn. These include the Ministers of Defense, of Health and of Electricity. The Yemeni Society for Consumers Protection is organizing a seminar on the commercial counterfeit and its impact on society, investment and national economy during on September 16-17. The seminar coincides with the Second meeting of the Arab Federation of Consumers. The seminar will focus on the problem facing the consumers, producers, investors and the national economy as a result this phenomenon. Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Sanaa holds Al-Ghaeb prayer for the soul of the deceased president Hafez Al-Assad of Syria at Al-Shuhada Mosque, Bab Al-Yemen area following the afternoon prayers on Tuesday 13 June 2000. Aden containers port at the free zone received 86142 containers in the period January-May 2000 all of which came to Aden from nearby and world ports. There is an increase in the number of containers shipped to the port of Aden in addition to those of transit commodities. This has increased activity at the containers port which operates around the clock since the beginning of 2000. Yemen Times has learned that number of international navigation companies would operate new lines towards Aden containers port as a result of the facilities in the port, accuracy of timetables and good services. Yemen Times Chief Editor, Walid Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf confirmed that the continuation of Yemen Times is not dependent on the presence of a certain individual or group, but rather is an institution with rules and regulations that organize everything within. He stressed that its neutrality, truth-seeking, and unlike several other newspapers, its independence have made it among the most credible newspapers in Yemen. Apart from that, Mr. Saqqaf said that Yemen Times is the most well-organized and systematically run newspaper in the whole country. With a qualified team, and international standard structure, it has risen to its highest ever level of sales and readership. These statements were given in the Press Committee of the Faculty of Information of Sanaa University organized last Tuesday, June 6 2000 a seminar entitled "Yemeni Press after 10 years of Unity." Complete details on Law & Diplomacy Page. Dr. Abdullah Al-Zalab was awarded by Al-Afif Culture Foundation for his research about Qat. Dr. Al-Zalab was the head of the Empirical Research at the Empirical Research at the Women Study Center. Taj Sheba Hotel was honored by the UNDP Resident Representative, James Rawley for organizing on the 5th of June a celebration on the occasion of the World Environment Day. During the ceremony, several key figures from organizations dealing with environment protection participated in the festivity. EPC, UNDP, and the Ministry of Water and Agriculture were the main participants in the ceremony. The ceremony included several activities and sessions such as a drawing competition on environment, a parade of Indian School Students with T-Shirts on and there will be the message "Green Sanaa, Clean Sanaa." |
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