Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 12/24/2001
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of December 24, 2001
- Yemen denies any American request to land the 'marines' on its territories
A Yemeni official source has rejected news reports which said that Yemen had received an American request for the participation of American Marines naval troopers in helping the Yemeni security forces to chase persons accused of being members in al-Qaeda organization. Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/29/2001 - Yemen announces the names of two wounded for connection to al-Qaeda
Officials at the Yemeni police said on Thursday that investigations are being held with Arab and foreign students studying at a religious institute in a remote area to the east of Sanaa. Yemen, Local, 12/28/2001 - Washington asks for landing 'the Marines' in Yemen
A Western diplomat and Yemeni officials said on Tuesday that the US has asked Yemen to permit the US Marines forces to take part in the operations of chasing members of al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin Laden. Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/26/2001 - Yemeni campaign against al-Qaeda members continues
The recent confrontation between the military men and armed persons in East Yemen resulted in killing 28 persons, 24 of them are police and army men, according to a medical source in Yemen. Yemen, Politics, 12/26/2001 - Washington confirms support for Yemeni measures
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has received a message from the US secretary of State Colin Powell, handed over by the US ambassador in Sanaa Edmond Haal to the Yemeni Foreign minister Abu Baker Abdullah al-Qurabi. Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/26/2001