Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 1/31/2000
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of January 31, 2000
- President Saleh urges increased role of the European Union in the area
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh expressed his country's sympathy with the causes of the Arab states and said Yemen is looking forward to playing a regional and international role out of its sympathy with all events and causes as well as with what is taking place in Yemen. Yemen-European Union, Politics, 2/3/2000 - Yemeni police define the place where US hostage is held
Officials in the Yemeni police on Wednesday reported that US citizen Kenneth White, who was kidnapped one week ago in Yemen, is being held in al-Jouf district, 180 km northeast of Sanaa. Yemen, Politics, 2/3/2000 - Saudi accusations against Yemen
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has accused in a statement released on Wednesday by the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am, Sanaa of granting a Yemeni passport to Saudi opposition member Muhammad al-Masaari. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 2/3/2000 - Yemeni president in Brussels
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Brussels on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Belgium, during which he will hold talks on "regional and international developments of mutual concern." With high-ranking officials at the headquarters of the European Union and the Belgian government. Yemen-Belgium, Politics, 2/2/2000 - Border demarcation between Yemen, Saudi Arabia Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/2/2000
- Yemen concerned over the fate of US citizen
The Yemeni authorities on Monday expressed its concern over the fate of a kidnapped American whose location is unknown, as is the identity of his kidnappers. Yemen, Politics, 2/1/2000 - Yemeni - Qatari committee concludes in Sanaa
The first session of the Yemeni - Qatari committee concluded yesterday in Sanaa, in which the sides were headed by Yemeni Finance Minister Alawi Salah al-Salami while the Qatari side was headed by Minister of Trade and Economy Yusif Husayn al-Kamal. Yemen-Qatar, Economics, 1/31/2000 - Yemeni government discusses women's entry into consultative council
The Yemeni government is currently studying a draft to modify the resolution of the consultative council so that its constitutional capacities are expanded to allow women as members for the first time. Yemen, Politics, 1/31/2000