Arabic News Weekly Edition for Yemen, 4/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Yemen - Week of April 28, 2003
- USAID reopens mission in yemen
USAID's Yemen office, under the direction of Douglas Heisler, will also support the country's decentralization policy and democratic institutions by providing training for local government officials and assisting with elections. Yemen-USA, Politics, 5/3/2003 - Yemeni president accepts resignation of Bajmal government
The Yemeni prime minister Abdul Qader Bajmal has submitted resignation to the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in preparation to form a new government following the recent legislative elections. Yemen, Politics, 5/2/2003 - Congress party keeps majority at Yemeni parliament
The ruling Congress Party in Yemen has harvested the most seats of the parliament in the general elections which were held last Sunday. Yemen, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Yemeni elections strengthen Saleh's rule, Islamic reforms gains in the capital
Yemen has advanced an additional step towards enhancing its democracy through the legislative elections which took place on Sunday with the participation of all Yemeni parties. Yemen, Politics, 4/29/2003 - Voting starts in Yemen amid tightened security measures
Member of the higher committee for the elections, Abo Muhammad al-Juneini, said that the turnout was great. He explained that for the first time Yemen is witnessing a competition at that volume and an electoral freedom as such. Yemen, Politics, 4/28/2003