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The Yemeni Organization for Defense of Human Rights & Democratic Freedoms, has bitterly complained about the sharp increase of violence and killings against Arabs and Muslims in the US, Canada and, Australia. The resources said that four Yemeni citizens have been killed, three in America and one in Canada. Consequently, the Organization has called for an immediate reaction towards these acts of extremism against Arabs and Muslims to save them and to protect their properties. The Yemeni Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms has also received a complaint from the Yemeni journalist, Mohsen Dallaq, who has carried out a sit-in in the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate (YJS) in Sana'a since the beginning of August, 2001. Dallaq has been protesting the verdicts issued against him by a non-specialized court. The government has previously appealed to the YJS and to the President of the Republic to carry out justice in the matter. Official sources said the police detained four people suspected to be tied with the kidnapping of the Chinese citizen, Mao Ding, who was snatched by armed tribesmen on Sunday, September 23rd. The detainees are Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed Al-Hajja Ahmed Aidh, Haddi Kharis, and Awadh Mohammed Ahmed. The kidnapped Chinese sent letters to the Chinese Embassy, saying that he was okay. While the mediations with the tribe to release the hostage have come to a halt, military forces are sieging the Nihm tribe, where they believe the hostage is being kept. The kidnapper is reported to be a retired military colonel. He has demanded that the authorities stop the decision of his retirement, give him back his car, and employ 20 of his people in the special Guards Army. The Chinese Embassy has expressed concern about the hostage and requested that the Yemeni government have him released peacefully. Official sources said that American authorities detained nine Yemenis and questioned them about the latest terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. The sources said that most of detainees are students and immigrants who study electrical engineering and aviation. The sources said that the detainees are not being interrogated as suspects. They are Omaer Sulaiman Mihader Mohammed Abdullah, Ramez Noman, Hussein Ali Hassan Al-Attas, Yehia Ali Amri, Ahment Qasim Ahmen, Saleh Qasim, Saleh Akram Abdullah Rashed, Raid Al-Wisabi. Al-Wisabi is being interrogated for having a relationship with Hani Hanjor, a person believed to have died in one of the two planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. Yemenis in America have been killed in American and Western response to the attacks in the USA. Yemen condemned the attacks and took stiff security measures in its airports. Some Afghan- Arabs have been arrested. Sheikh Abdulmajid al-Zindani, Chairman of Islah Shora Council, expressed his concerns over assembling foreign troops in the region, adding that these forces may foil any attempts by Muslims to stop the Zionists from demolishing al-Aqsa Mosque. This came on Sunday during a party organized by the Islah Party for supporting the Intifada. Zindani commended the stance of President Saleh in supporting the Palestinian Intifada and his refusal of any foreign intervention in Yemen's internal affairs. Furthermore, Zindani called on political parties, peoples' organizations, sheikhs and tribesmen to stand by the government to maintain a unified stance in the Palestinian cause. Furthermore, ten thousand demonstrators rallied, protesting the U.S.'s biased stance towards Israel and asking Arab and Islamic leaders to open the doors for Jihad, stressing that it is the only way to restore al-Quds (Jerusalem). Similarly, some partisan leaders condemned the massacres committed by the Zionist entity against the defenseless Palestinian people. On the other hand, al-Eman University, administered by Sheikh Zindani, is still closed, while students are doing their annual on-field studies earlier than usual, probably due to the recent terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Due to the continuity of the joint meetings between the Parliament and the Shora Council, the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate (YJS) has decided to host Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Sufan, Minster of Planning & Development and Mr. Abdu Ali Qubati, Minister of Immigrants Affairs, in an open dialogue with journalists. The dialogue will tackle issues related to development plans and the future economic horizons in Yemen in light of current circumstances and their consequences on Yemeni expatriates. The session has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday morning, October 8th, 2001 at the Grand Hall of the Information Center in al-Zira'a Street. Yemeni-Eritrean talks concerning fishing rights, chaired by the two countries' Foreign Ministers Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qerbi and Mr. Ali Sayed Abdulla, were concluded on Tuesday without reaching an agreement. The Sana'a four-day talks included an assessment of implementing agreements signed by the two countries, as well as a completion of measures to finalize other agreements of cooperation before the end of the year. Yemeni and Eritrean viewpoints also differed in trying to explain texts contained in the resolution of the International Arbitration Body with regard to Hunish Archipelago. This, however, did not prevent discussing the establishment of a joint fishing company, as the two sides indicated a desire for increasing cooperation in this field. Mr. Sultan Ali Hamoud has completed the preparations for launching the Handicrafts & Furniture Directory of Yemen, sponsored by the Yemen Times. The preparations for the directory took seven months, during which he traveled to seven governates of the Republic to collect information and photos of furniture and shops. The directory will be printed on fine quality paper within the next couple of weeks. Last Friday, two people from the Quraish residential quarter in Sana'a pretended to be agents for the Political Security Police, and burst into a house belonging to a Somali family, stealing all the family's money and gold. A source from Quraish quarter said that the thieves were masked and were incited by an old man to commit the act. The crime is clearly a violation of human rights and the Geneva International Convention, which was ratified by Yemen in 1951. We hope that the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will follow up the case with other concerned authorities. |
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