http://yementimes.com/ Updated News from Yemen, brought to you by Yemen Times en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/rss.xml Yemen Times RSS Creater editor@yementimes.com webmaster@yementimes.com Front http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=front&a=1 SANA’A, May 11 — Closing schools, suspension of teaching, missing classes and examinations and the general spreading of ignorance are the main negative impacts on education system caused by revenge killings. The revenge killings take place in three particular governorates: Marib, Shabwa and A... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=front&a=1 Front http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=front&a=2 SA’ADA, May 11 — Houthi supporters blocked the Sana’a-Sa’ada Highway in the area of Amran governorate’s Harf Sifyan district after preventing numerous military trucks filled with military supplies to be deployed to army personnel from driving toward Sa’ada, tribal sources and eyewitnesses said Satur... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=front&a=2 View http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=view&a=1 A few weeks ago, I had a very gloomy picture of Yemen’s development progress compared to what I thought we are supposed to achieve according to the Millennium Goals Yemen committed to in 2000. However, through a training course by the UNDP’s regional office and the Bahraini Ministry of Social Affair... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=view&a=1 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=1 SANA’A, May 10 — A number of political activists from the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) and civil community organizations protested on Wednesday and Thursday against the government for not releasing political detainees. The protesters insisted that the authority free all political detainees wh... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=1 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=2 SANA’A, May 10 — Under the motto, “Arab Joint Work: Challenges and Horizons,” the Arab National Conference, or ANC, kicked off activities for its 19th round in Sana’a with the participation of more than 300 intellectuals. The four-day conference, which began on Saturday, will discuss numerous... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=2 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=3 SANA’A, May 11 — Addressing a special event at a Finchley Synagogue on 8 May 2008 in London, Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party stated that "the creation of the state of Israel was one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century”. Consequently, leading British ... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=3 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=4 SANA’A, May 11 — May 5 was the International Day of the Midwife, which recognizes the importance of midwifery throughout the world, but especially in developing countries like Yemen, where the majority of women still give birth at home rather than in a hospital. Midwives provide health care t... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=4 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=5 SANA'A Syrian Cultural Center to be opened in Sana'a officially next Sunday The Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji al-Otari to open next Sunday the Arab Syrian Cultural Center in Sana'a officially on the sideline of the 8th meeting of the Yemeni- Syrian supreme committee that will be... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=5 Local http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=6 Cooperative and Agriculture Credit Bank signed an agree,emy woyj Am,ericanm Express company a membership agreement in order to issue silver, golden and plantinum credit cards. According to the agreement signed by the Bank’s director Fakher Miyad and Middle East regional representative of Amer... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=local&a=6 Opinion http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=1 Yemen is going further into the abyss as the war merchants of the land carry on their calamitous games of fortune while needlessly spilling Yemeni blood by the gallons, without regards to such concepts as the right to live, the right of free worship and the right for redress from all the wrongs done... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=1 Opinion http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=2 How a serious examiner of the Arab-Islamic situations is likely to progress amid a spacious forest of darkness and through a path full of risks, which are the result of standing secondary disputes over minor ambitions. How it is possible for such an examiner not to turn sad or not to cry while reali... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=2 Opinion http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=3 A democratic state is usually based on a social contract (Constitution) between the government and people, and under this contract, the ruler acts as a representative of the people. When the ruler contravenes the nation’s Constitution or effective laws, people are entitled to depose him via free and... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=opinion&a=3 Report http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=report&a=1 Although Yemen’s formal education system began after the 1962 Revolution, many governorates like Hajjah still suffer from lack of trained teachers, poor schools and a drop in the number of female students. However, two programs are attempting to remedy this situation. The German Agency for Te... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=report&a=1 Report http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=report&a=2 Ahmed*, who is from Mahwit, looked like he was 12, but claimed to be around 17 or 18 years old. He was very excited to tell his story. “I went to Saudi Arabia three times already!” he began. Ahmed left his family after experiencing problems with his neighbors, who had told his father that he ... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=report&a=2 Culture http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=culture&a=1 The conference for the upcoming 12th annual European Film Festival, to be held in Sana'a, Aden and Sayoun, revealed the tribulations behind the festival's organization, with sparks flying between European Union (EU) member state representatives and the censorship division of the Ministry of Culture.... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=culture&a=1 Health http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=health&a=1 In cooperation with the World Health Organization, Yemen’s Public Health and Population Ministry along with the National Malaria Control Program kicked off events for the National Workshop on DDT Reporting held in Sana’a May 6 and 7. The workshop’s main objective was to raise awareness among ... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=health&a=1 Press http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=1 Top Stories - Wheat’s price decreases by 40 percent in world countries except for Yemen - NUPO warns of shaking national stability - JMP Higher Council organizes open sit-in protesting against arbitrary security arrests - Up to 50 people killed, other dozens injured in ... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=1 Press http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=2 Top Stories - Religious clerics call on all Yemeni people to resist all those attempting to harm national security and stability - Anti-Corruption Authority unveils corruption cases worth YR 20 billion - Up to 107 candidates made bids for governor until Monday - Gener... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=2 Press http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=3 Top Stories - JMP Higher Council reminds authority of killing 30 citizens, arresting 487 activists - Security authorities confirm abduction of two Japanese journalists, say armed men injured soldier - Presidential committee releases policemen held captive by tribesmen in Lahj ... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=3 Press http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=4 Top Stories - Japanese tourists released just hours following their abduction - World Bank team due to visit Sana’a to assess development plans - Saleh congratulates his Russian counterpart for assuming top political post in his country - Thunderbolts kill two in Hajja... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=press&a=4 Lastpage http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=lastpage&a=1 Yemen’s annual production of decorative stone, which includes materials such as marble and granite, is estimated at 2.5 million tons and valued at YR 2.13 billion. The country still has a large stock – approximately 4.96 billion cubic meters – of decorative stone, which could make it a promising bus... Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:40 -0500 http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1154&p=lastpage&a=1