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Women Awareness Network held its first defining conference

Aug 26, 2008 - 5:29:34 AM
The Yemen Partners for Health Reform (YPHR) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held the First Defining Conference for the Role of Women Associations Network in Community Development on Sunday in Taj Sheba Hotel.


Independence day celebrated at indian embassy school

Aug 26, 2008 - 5:24:59 AM
The 62nd Independence Day of India was celebrated at Indian Embassy School on 15th August, 2008. Inequality of rights and disparity of opportunities have caused political and social revolutions.


Teachers’ syndicate: rewards should be based on merit

Aug 19, 2008 - 2:32:03 AM
Abdul-Salam al-Khodairi, Yemeni teacher and syndicalist at Ibb Governorate, called the Ministry of Education and its branches in all the governorates to ease administrative procedures for teachers and to give up the repetitive routine which causes teachers to waste time in corridors of administrative offices instead of being free to perform their educational duty.


Women’s status in Yemeni community: challenges and aspirations

Aug 16, 2008 - 1:43:47 AM
Women still face many difficulties and obstacles although many things have been done in order to enable them to take part in all aspects of life,” said Hooria Mashoor, vice-chairperson of the Women National Committee (WNC)...


BHS project: Religious preachers have a big role on health awareness

Aug 12, 2008 - 1:34:09 AM
Family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health are all suffering from a dire lack of attention. In order to address this situation, the Basic Health Service (BHS) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...


National Solidarity Council calls for Sa’adah peace and national unity

Aug 7, 2008 - 2:07:42 AM
Yemen is currently suffering from critical political problems such as the war in Sa’adah, violent clashes in the southern and eastern governorates, and the spread of riots around the country which are destabilizing the state and threatening national unity.


Rise in begging caused by growing food crisis

Aug 5, 2008 - 2:03:55 AM
The Social Care Fund field survey teams concluded last month 51 percent of the first field survey for the eligible cases in Yemen, which were found to be 762,943 cases.


Sudanese Ambassador condemns ICC announcement as illegal

Aug 2, 2008 - 1:38:13 AM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it had indicted the Sudanese president Omar al-Basher on charges of genocide. The declaration stirred wide condemnation and skepticism of the motivations behind the prosecutor’s announcement the world over.


Corruption expert discusses government integrity

Jul 30, 2008 - 2:10:05 AM
Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Elshorst is one of the founding members of Transparency International (TI), an organization dedicated to fighting government corruption, was member of its Advisory Council until 1997. From 1998 to 2002 he served as Managing Director, and from September 2002 until October 2005 as Chairman of TI Germany.


PHR project trained health employees on Geographical Information System

Jul 26, 2008 - 2:52:35 AM
Yemen Partners for Health Reforms (PHR) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is training a group of decision makers in the Health Ministry Bureau, launched a course to target provinces that are instructed in the use the Geographical Information System (GIS) in order to map the health medical centers in all Yemen’s provinces.


Devious gangs steal students’ futures

Jul 26, 2008 - 2:47:23 AM
‘O. A.’ graduated two years ago from Sana’a University, Faculty of Arts. He was late to finish his certificate because he also worked in a private company. He decided to give his papers to someone he knows and give him the necessary expenses to complete the process of getting the university certificate.


Children with Cerebral Palsy deserve more from life

Jul 26, 2008 - 2:41:10 AM
According to some national statistics, there are around one million Yemeni children suffering from one or more forms of Cerebral Palsy. This medical condition is related to damage to the baby brain during delivery or during the early months of life which can have serious and lifelong effects on physical and mental functions...


Yemen cultural capital of the Arabian Peninsula

Jul 22, 2008 - 12:12:50 AM
UNESCO lists Socotra Archipelago as a World Heritage Site, giving Yemen the largest number of cultural and natural heritage sites in the Middle East. If one thinks of Arab heritage, Petra might spring to mind. But, according to the UNESCO, Jordan is not the cultural capital of the Arabian Peninsula as it has only three World Heritage Sites.


Dr. Abdul-Wahab El-Messiri: leading intellectual light of Islam and politics in Egypt

Jul 15, 2008 - 8:26:53 AM
Dr. Abdul-Wahab el-Messiri, the ‘Arab human thinker’ as he called himself, writer of Jews, Judaism and Zionism Encyclopedia, coordinator of the Kafia movement in Egypt that opposes the regime’s violations of democracy, died of a heart attack at the Palestine Hospital in Egypt on Thursday 3 July at the age of 70.


Interview with Mohammed al-Bakri, father of Bagram Prison detainee Amin al-Bakri

Jul 15, 2008 - 8:17:40 AM
Guantanamo Bay captures the headlines, but in quieter prisons around the world, more Yemenis are held in frightful conditions for years without charge or contact with home. The toll it takes on their families is immense. In this interview, a pained father calls for the United States to return his son.


Indian Embassy School celebrates Library Week

Jul 15, 2008 - 8:15:25 AM
The Indian Embassy School organized its Library Week celebration from July 5-9 to celebrate and encourage reading among school children since books are treasure houses of knowledge.


Nissan, Tehama launch new model in Yemen

Jul 15, 2008 - 8:11:03 AM
Nissan Motor Co. a leading automobile manufacturer in the world & Tehama Trading Co. which is one of the largest business group in the Republic of Yemen, proudly announce the launch of a New Model ‘QASHQAI’ in the Yemen market.


Yemeni Genetic Center: Platform for food security

Jul 12, 2008 - 4:46:34 AM
The Yemeni Genetic Center jointly held a workshop with Sana’a University Water Research Center with 17 participants from 6 Arab countries: Yemen, Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Egpyt to discuss demand management of water resources and to exchange expertise.


Yemen needs to confront the unemployment crisis

Jul 12, 2008 - 4:35:50 AM
Calling upon the government to pay particular attention to the social and political dangers of unemployment was the aim of a workshop held last week in Aden.


David H. Remes: defender of Yemenis in Guantanamo

Jul 12, 2008 - 3:08:30 AM
David H. Remes is an American lawyer representing 15 Yemeni detainees in the United States’ military prison at Guantanamo Bay. He first went to Guantanamo in 2005 and this is his seventh visit to Yemen in an attempt to speak to officials to promote the cause and meet with the families of his clients.


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