Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 7/21/1997
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of July 21, 1997
- Yemenis say red planet is theirs
Three Yemeni men claiming ownership of Mars have filed a lawsuit against the US space agency for invading the red planet. Yemen, International, 7/25/1997 - Yemen discusses Saudi dispute
Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh met cabinet and military officials to discuss a Saudi proposal for settlement of a 61-year border dispute, an official said. Yemen, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Yemen, EU sign project to curb population growth
The European Union will fund a campaign in Yemen raising awareness of the country's burgeoning population and ways to keep birth rates in check. Yemen, Local, 7/23/1997 - Team from Kuwait's KIA in Yemen for economic talks
A delegation from the Kuwait Investment authority (KIA) is in Yemen for talks on economic cooperation. Kuwait-Yemen, Economics, 7/22/1997 - Yemen gets water grant
Yemen has received a Japanese grant of 988 million Yen (8.6 million US dollars) to finance a water drainage and distribution project, the Japanese embassy announced on July 17. Yemen, Economics, 7/21/1997 - Saudi minister in Yemen for border dispute talks
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on July 19 for the second visit in a month to resolve a border dispute, Yemeni radio said. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/21/1997 - Yemen's ruling party boycotts parliament session
Yemen's ruling political party boycotted a parliamentary session on July 20 in protest against the assembly speaker's call for a debate on recent price hikes, a leading party official said. Yemen, Politics, 7/21/1997