May 23, 2013

1594, Section: News

News

NDC Update

Published on 23 May 2013 by Ramzy Alawi in News

- NDC participant Mohammed Salem Akkosh is still being held by Nihm tribe despite ongoing tribal and official mediation. Akkosh was taken in 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday by the tribes while he was on his way to Al-Mahra. He was supposed to be with the National Dialogue team visiting Al-Mahra but missed the flight so decided to catch up with them on his own. He was taken in by the tribe while he was driving through the outskirts of Sana’a.

Soldiers protest new park

Published on 23 May 2013 by Samar Al-Ariqi in News

SANA’A, May 22 — Following the release of a presidential decree that ordered the transformation of the Military Compound Division into a public park, dozens of First Armored Division soldiers have started protesting on the site.

Tahrir cleans up

Published on 23 May 2013 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

SANA’A, May 22 — Starting on Tuesday, the cleaning and painting campaign of the streets in Tahrir square have been going on under the patronage of Tahrir district manager.

Unlike Al-Qaeda, the Houthis are participating in the NDC. This has led to criticism of the group. Here, a banner reads: “Warning: Houthis are a virus that tries to mess with your faith. Delete / Keep.”

This article has photo galleryAl-Qaeda takes a bite at the NDC

Published on 23 May 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News

SANA’A, May 22 — A lecture by the Mamoon Hatem, an Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader from Ibb governorate has been uploaded to the popular website and has been receiving hundreds of views.

Protest organizers say that so far, their demonstrations have been peaceful. (Photo courtesy of Majed Al-Shu’aibi)

Millions-strong protest in Aden calls for secession

Published on 23 May 2013 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

ADEN, May 22 — On Tuesday night, former-president Ali Salem Al-Beidh gave a televised speech from London, broadcast on Channel Aden Live, calling for an escalation of strikes and civil disobedience ahead of Wednesday’s Unity Day, the annual celebration of the joining of North and South Yemen in 1990.

In Brief: May 20, 2013

Published on 20 May 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News

The Marakisha tribe released the five captives they had been holding for over a week, including three Red Cross workers and two Egy

Yemen’s new voting system is expected to cut down on fraud. (voice-yemen.com)

SCER say parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled

Published on 20 May 2013 by Mohammed Al-Hasani in News

SANA’A, May 19 – The Supreme Committee of Elections and Referendum (SCER) said as far as they are concerned parliamentary  elections will go ahead in February 2014 as stipulated by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative, the internationally brokered deal that handed power from former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to current President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi.

Security officials in Hadramout have said they are afraid of being targeted by Al-Qaeda. (voice-yemen.com)

Security officer assassinated in Hadramout

Published on 20 May 2013 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

HADRAMOUT, May 19 – Security authorities said on Saturday that preliminary investigations indicate Al-Qaeda affiliates are responsible for the Friday assassination of Colonel Abdullah Al-Rabaki, an officer in the political security authority in Al-Mukala city in Hadramout governorate.

NDC members hold sings in the lobby of the conference’s venue to call for the speedy investigation and arrest of those involved in Thursday’s murder. (voice-yemen.com)

NDC temporarily adjourns sessions to condemn murder of two boys

Published on 20 May 2013 by Mohammed Al-Hassani in News

SANA’A, May 19 — The entire assembly of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) shut down for an hour  on Sunday to condemn the killing of two young Southerners in Sana’a, who were shot dead by armed men on Thursday.

Three Yemeni journalists and two other foreigners kidnapped by tribesmen

Published on 20 May 2013 by Rammah Al-Jubari in News

MARIB, May 20 — Tribal mediations are ongoing in Marib, where on Thursday three journalists, two foreigners, and an employee of the Safer Oil company were kidnapped by tribesmen in the eastern governorate.

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