Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 4/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of April 3, 2000
- Speaker of Yemeni Parliament denounces visits of Israelis to Yemen
The speaker of the Yemeni Parliament Abdullah al-Ahmar, who is the leader of the Yemeni coalition party for reform, said in an interview with the United Arab Emirates al-Khaleij daily that the Yemeni authorities are committing a "deadly mistake" by permitting Israelis to visit Yemen. Yemen-Israel, Politics, 4/8/2000 - Italy vows to contribute to Yemen's development
Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini asserted to President Saleh during their meeting on Wednesday evening that Italy is determined to contribute to social and economic development in Yemen through the contributions of its establishments. Yemen-Italy, Politics, 4/7/2000 - Report: New Israeli tourism group from Addis Ababa to Sanaa
Well-informed sources in Sanaa told the London-based al-Hayat daily that an Israeli tourism group arrived in Sanaa on Thursday afternoon from Addis Ababa on board a plane from the Ethiopian airlines. Yemen-Israel, Politics, 4/7/2000 - Yemeni opposition calls for withdrawing confidence from government over Israeli delegation visit
The Yemeni opposition on Wednesday called on the parliament to withdraw its confidence from the Yemeni government in protest of the visit recently held by Israeli tourists to Yemen. Yemen-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2000 - Saleh congratulates Mubarak with success of the European - African summit Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 4/5/2000
- US says Saleh's visit focuses on cooperation
The April 3-4 visit of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh "reflects the commitment of both governments to work closely together to assure continued democratic and economic development in Yemen," a White House statement said yesterday. Yemen-USA, Politics, 4/5/2000 - Parliament for children in the Arab states
In a rare type of event in the Arab states, Yemen has announced parliamentary elections to be especially conducted for children in the premises of Sanaa province on April 12. Yemen, Politics, 4/5/2000 - Abdullah Saleh to visit Tehran soon
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is due to head to Tehran soon for talks on the new relations between Iran and Yemen and the Arab states. He is to meet with Mohammed Khatami, his Iranian counterpart, during the visit. Yemen-Iran, Politics, 4/5/2000 - Sanaa for regular Arab summits
The Kuwaiti news agency, KUNA, quoted the Yemeni minister of information, Abdul Rahman al-Akwa, as saying on Tuesday upon arriving in Kuwait that his country wants to set up a permanent mechanism for convening regular Arab summits. Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 4/5/2000 - Ruler of Kuwaiti gets a message from Yemeni president
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Tuesday received a message from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh pertaining to bilateral relations and means of developing them. Kuwait-Yemen, Politics, 4/5/2000 - Yemen asserts importance of Clinton - Saleh summit today
Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Kader Bajamal asserted the importance of the summit meeting that is gathering Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and US President Bill Clinton in Washington today for the first time since 1981. Yemen-USA, Politics, 4/4/2000 - Speaker of the Yemeni parliament to visit Kuwait next week
Well-informed diplomatic sources said on Sunday that the speaker of the Yemeni Parliament, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, will on April 10 hold a four-day visit to Kuwait. Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 4/4/2000 - Yemeni president links normalization with Israel to achieving peace
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has considered the "handshake" incident with the Israeli ambassador to the UN, Yehuda Lancry, on Friday in New York at a luncheon banquet held by the peace and economic cooperation center for the Middle East as an attempt by the Israeli ambassador "to snipe him." Yemen-Israel, Politics, 4/3/2000 - Further arrests in Yemen
The Yemeni authorities have detained 23 persons who are accused of carrying out destructive acts with the aim of violating security in the country. Yemen, Local, 4/3/2000 - Yemen signs oil exploration cooperation accord Yemen-USA, Business, 4/3/2000