Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 11/23/1998
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of November 23, 1998
- Japanese aid to Yemen stands at US $66 million since beginning of this year
A Yemeni official source in Sanaa said on Thursday that Yemen, considered one of the poorest countries in the world, has received some 17 donations from Japan since December 1997, estimated at a value of US $66 million. Yemen-Japan, Economics, 11/27/1998 - Yemeni Sheikh accuses Saudi Arabia of trying to assassinate him
Yemeni tribal leader Sheikh Muhammad Bin Shaje, whose house was targeted by a car bomb on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of trying to kill him. Yemen, Politics, 11/26/1998 - Yemen - Saudi Arabia seek to settle border problem, says Saudi minister
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz announced that the leaders of Yemen and Saudi Arabia are arrive at an accord on any dispute in the border issue, considering the mutual interests between the two countries. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 11/26/1998 - Yemeni President confers with the Saudi minister of the interior Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/25/1998
- Explosion near German embassy in Sanaa
A bomb explosion in a car stationed in front of the German embassy in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of three persons and wounded several others. Yemen, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Prince Nayef in Yemen: no need for arbitration
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday started a visit to Yemen, during which he will convey to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh a message from King Fahd. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 11/24/1998 - Yemeni approves work plan by the International Monetary
Yemeni Minister of Finance Alawi al-Salami said the economic reform program implemented by Yemen representing the polices of the government was submitted to and approved by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Yemen, Economics, 11/23/1998 - European - Yemeni committee is to meet in Brussels Yemen-European Union, Economics, 11/23/1998