Today, Monday, October 20th, the Center for Yemeni Research and Studies
will organize a symposium on the economic conditions of the poor in Yemen.
Tomorrow, the Economic Department at Sanaa University will organize
a symposium on "Poverty in Yemen".
Both symposia address the deteriorating conditions of the vulnerable
segments of the Yemenis society, and the impact of the economic reforms
on them.
Female Leaders on their Way to Britain
Invited by the UK Government, a group of 8 Yemeni women are headed for
London on a one-week workshop which starts on 30th October. "This
engagement comes as part of the effort to involve Yemeni women in business
and public life," said Mr. Brendan McSharry, Director of the British
Council.
EC Sponsors Workshop on Yemeni 1997
Elections
Under the auspices of the European Commission, the University of Munich
is organizing a workshop on elections in the Middle East. Five case studies
- Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria and Iran are being discussed.
The workshop will take place in Brussels during 18-20/1/1998.
Yemeni-Algerian Fraternal Association
Created
Today, Monday, October 20th, the constituent meeting of the Yemeni-Algerian
Fraternal Association is being held. Mr. Ali Abdullah Sallal is tipped
to be the chairman of the association.
German Orientalist Meets
Yemeni Intellectuals
Professor Annemarie Schimmel of Germany is in Yemen on a ten-day visit
to the country at the invitation of the Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdul-Karim
Al-Iryani. Dr. Schimmel gave a lecture on the life and work of another
orientalist, Dr. Friedrich-Ruckert-Preis. She also met with a number of
Yemeni intellectuals and scholars.
Dr. Schimmel is a leading scholar on Islamic studies. She speaks Arabic,
Persian, Turkish, and has published extensively.
Parliament Saddled over Choice of
Supreme Elections Committee
The House of Deputees is in a fix as it tries to nominate the new list
of members of the Supreme Elections Committee. According to the law, it
is the parliament that should select the 15 names on the list, from which
the President will draw the members. As it happens, parliament was confronted
with a ready-made list, which it is trying to resist.
The following weeks will witness more difficulties in the relations
between the Islah and PGC parties over this and other issues. Meanwhile,
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hussain Al-Ahmar, Speaker, is staying at home.
Fighting Smoke, Qat
The Minister of Health decreed on October 15th that qat is forbidden in
the premises of the ministry, hospitals, clinics, etc. Earlier, the Minister
had forbidden smoking inside the premises of the ministry.
It is believed that neither ruling will be truly observed.
