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
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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 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 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.
Deceased pilot’s family refuses to hold funeral until they get answers about crash
Published on 20 May 2013 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News
SANA’A, May 19 — Relatives of the deceased pilot Hani Al-Aghbri, who died on Monday after his plane exploded and crashed into a residential area in the south of Sana’a, are refusing to bury his remains, until those responsible for his death are arrested.
Drone strike in Abyan kills four alleged Al-Qaeda affiliates
Published on 20 May 2013 by Rammah Al-Jubari in News
ABYAN, May 19 — Four alleged Al-Qaeda affiliates were killed late Friday night by an American drone strike in the Almahfd district of Abyan governorate, in South Yemen, according to security officials.
Opinion
Rations cut in Yemen as funding low for food aid
Published on 20 May 2013 by William Lambers / Examiner.com / First Published May 16 in Opinion
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, said emergency food rations were recently reduced in Yemen because of funding problems. The UN food agency is facing a current shortfall of US $128 million for 2013.
After attacking the A.P., a peace offering
Published on 20 May 2013 by Editorial / Newyorktimes.com / First Published May 16 in Opinion
After coming under scorching bipartisan criticism for secretly going through the phone records of reporters at The Associated Press in a leak investigation, the Obama administration now says it supports a law that might have prevented this outrageous conduct.
Interview
The assistant secretary general of the Al-Haq Party Mohammed Al-Mansur “Without a doubt, our involvement in the JMP provided us with an oppo
Published on 20 May 2013 by Mohammed Al-Hasani in Interview
The Al-Haq Party which was formed in 1990 has had some hard times, the most recent of which is has been internal disputes between its secretary general Hassn Zaid and its assistant secretary general Mohammed Al-Mansur. It currently has four seats at the National Dialogue Conference and is a member of the Joint Meetings Party, which has helped this political party stay afloat. In terms of their party's vision, Al-Haq has a lot to decide. In an interview with the Yemen Times Mohammed Al-Mansur, who is also a spokesperson for the JMP, talks about the future of the Al-Haq Party and their stance on the Southern Issue.
Report
Saudi Arabia continues to deport Yemeni migrants
Published on 20 May 2013 by Samar Qaed in Report
A doctor in the Artificial Limbs and Physiotherapy Center in Sana’a lightly pushes on Mohammed Al-Muhya’s shoulder. The 27-years-old winces in pain as the doctor examines the joint that used to connect to Al-Muhya’s arm. The Yemeni man lost his right arm in December 2012 in a construction accident in Saudi Arabia where he was working as an illegal migrant laborer.
Culture
Road Bumps
Published on 20 May 2013 by Sarah Al-Zawqari in Culture
If your kids are bored, there’s no need to take them to a theme park. All you have to do is put them in the car, put their seat belts on and cruise around the city.
New Muslims say conversion is a long journey
Published on 20 May 2013 by Samar Qaed in Culture
One day this past month in Sana’a, Lili and Sofia, two Ethiopian women now living in Yemen, made their official declaration of conversion to Islam. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Farj, the head of the Islam Presentation Committee, guided them through this moment. He asked the two women to lift their index fingers.
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