Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 2/19/2001
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of February 19, 2001
- Saudi, Yemeni forces withdraw from border areas
It was reported in Sanaa that that the forces which are still deployed on the Saudi- Yemeni borders will be withdrawn shortly. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/24/2001 - More Yemenis killed after the election results
Yemeni police sources said that five persons including two policemen were killed in armed conflicts took place to the west and south East of Sanaa. A matter which increases number of victims of the election competition to 20 since the beginning of voting for these elections on Tuesday. Yemen, Politics, 2/24/2001 - On border demarcation agreement between Yemen and Saudi Arabia
The Yemeni minister of the Interior Hussein Arab on Thursday announced a nearby withdrawal of the military forces which are still deployed on the Saudi- Yemeni borders despite the border agreement signed between the two states in June 2000. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/23/2001 - Yemen: elections violence continues, two winning candidates, three police men killed
Three members of the Yemeni police and two opposition candidates who won elections of the municipal councils were killed on Thursday in the course of a wave of violence in Yemen resulted in killing 15 persons Yemen, Politics, 2/23/2001 - Yemeni elections and support for constitutional amendments
Some 23,000 candidates including at least 120 women were competing on 7032 seats in the local council which prepares development and supervision plans on implementing laws and encouraging investment and protection of the environment. Yemen, Politics, 2/22/2001 - Yemeni president and the elections
On Tuesday the Yemenis cast their votes for extending the term of office for the Yemeni President from five years to seven years and the session of the Parliament to six years. Yemen, Politics, 2/21/2001