Published on 17 June 2013 by Ryam Al-Qadi in News
- Specialists at Ministry of Water and Irrigation discussed a bill Saturday to increase safety and handling regulations for livestock in Yemen. Mohammed Al-Ghashm, the Deputy Minister, said there is already a law with protects Yemeni livestock, but it needs to updated to meet the standards set by the World Trade Organization, which Yemen hopes to join.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Yemen Times Staff in News
SANA’A, June 17 — Dutch ambassador Jeroen Verheul has confirmed that a Dutch journalist and her husband disappeared last week in the nation’s capital, Sana’a. The embassy has informed Yemeni authorities about the case, Verheul stated.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Samar Al-Ariqi in News
SANA’A, June 17 – The largest tribes in Marib, the Al Hutaik and Al Jardan tribes, signed a tribal order declaring the legality of executing those behind oil and gas pipeline attacks. The move came after military forces launched an attack on the alleged location of the saboteurs.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Ryam Al-Qadi in News
SANA’A, June 17 —Seven detained Ansar Allah members have been released following last Sunday’s clashes between members of the Houthi group and National Security Forces that left 13 dead and over 100 injured. Demonstrators were gathered to protest the continued detention of Ansar Allah members.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Fuad Noman in Opinion
Comrade! I think you are not forlorn
Shake my hand
I am only your pinion
Published on 17 June 2013 by Jordantimes.com Marwan Al Husayni in Opinion
When writing about social issues in the Arab world, special focus needs to be placed on religion.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Mohammed Al-Hasani in Interview
U.S. Senator John McCain’s visit to Sana’a at the end of May left many Yemenis with unanswered questions. Foreign and domestic media may have praised the visit, but many Yemenis were wary of the senator’s motives and aims driving his visit.
The Yemen Times spoke with political analyst Abdulsalam Mohammed, head of Aba’d Center for Strategic Studies to hear more.
Who was Hussein Al-Houthi?Published on 17 June 2013 by Ali Abulohoom in Report
Although nine years have passed since Hussein Al-Houthi, the founder of the Houthi group, was killed, he was laid to rest just this month.
His funeral was held in Sa’ada, in the mountainous Marran area north of the capital, where the bearded religious leader hoped to create a new, more religiously devout society.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Sara Al-Zawqari in Culture
I hope whoever is reading this now is not chewing qat.
If you don’t know what qat is, let me give you a brief introduction. Qat is the son of plants, he’s lettuce’s cousin, and spinaches’ wicked brother! Qat is the green leaf that is chewed and stored in your left cheek if you are a pro, in your right cheek if you are a beginner, and in both sides if you are a dinosaur.
Will historic Old Sana’a gardens vanish?Published on 17 June 2013 by Samar Qaed in Culture
Mohammed Al-Shosha looks up to the sky, hoping that rain is on its way.
He says that with each day, his garden becomes more parched. It’s not like it was in the past, he says. He remembers how green and verdant this space used to be, when his father handed it down to him 30 years ago.
Published on 17 June 2013 by Rammah Al-Jubari in Health & Environment
The dialysis center at the state-run Al-Thawra hospital is overcrowded, underfunded and overused. Their 28 dialysis machines operate around the clock as patients continue to swarm the center.
