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  Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, and is a part of the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East.
Yemen is in Southwest Asia, in the south of Arabia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, west of Oman and south of Saudi Arabia.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Y/Yemen.htm   (1808 words)

  
 Yemen Gateway: Presidential election, 1999
President Ali Abdullah Salih, who came to power in 1978, won an unsurprising victory with 96.3% of the total votes.
YEMEN now finds itself in the bizarre position of holding a presidential contest in which both candidates are members of the same political party, the ruling General People's Congress (GPC).
The two approved candidates were Ali Abdullah Salih, the incumbent president, and Najib Qahtan al-Sha'bi, son of a former president of south Yemen (before unification with the north).
www.al-bab.com /yemen/pol/pres99/election99.htm   (710 words)

  
 Text: White House Statement on Visit of Yemen's President Saleh
President Saleh was also accompanied by a number of leaders of the Yemeni opposition.
Yemen expressed its appreciation for the United States' assistance in the fields of democratization and economic reform, health care, higher education and demining.
Yemen in particular appreciates the continuing provision of 416(b) U.S. food assistance and the decision by President Clinton to propose funding in the FY 2001 budget to maintain the USAID program that has educated and trained many Yemenis.
usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/peace/archives/2000/april/me0404g.html   (740 words)

  
 CNN.com - Yemen seeks 2 al Qaeda operatives in Cole bombing - February 5, 2002
SANA'A, Yemen (CNN) -- The president of Yemen said Monday his security forces are seeking two top al Qaeda operatives in connection with the October 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole.
President Ali Abdullah Salih said his forces will not stop until the two are arrested or killed.
Salih said Yemen has been cooperating closely with the United States and, in his estimation, the port of Aden is safe for U.S. warships to return.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/02/04/ret.yemen.alqaeda   (305 words)

  
 Registrant Actions - 2002 "Yemen Wholesale Tobacco and Candy Supply, Inc.; Revocation of Registration"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alkafa, President of Yemen, was one of a number of persons who diverted pseudoephedrine from the East Coast to the West Coast.
This pseudoephedrine was seized, and Hasham Alkaifi, Vice President of Yemen and nephew of Alkafa, was interviewed.
Regarding the fourth factor, past experience in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, the Administrator finds substantial evidence in the investigative file that Yemen and Alkafa actively participated in the illegal trafficking of pseudoephedrine, knowing that it was being diverted to the manufacture of methamphetamine, and completely ignored the responsibilities of a DEA registrant.
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov /fed_regs/actions/2002/fr030510.htm   (1397 words)

  
 JURIST - Yemen: Yemeni Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
The Republic of Yemen, comprising the former (northern) Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) and (southern) People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), was proclaimed in 1990.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh is the leader of the General People's Congress (GPC), which dominates the Government.
Yemen's judiciary has five types of courts: Criminal; civil and personal status (for example, divorce and inheritance); kidnaping/terrorism; commercial; and court-martial.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/yemen.htm   (821 words)

  
 Yemen
On June 24, 1978, President Ahmed Al Ghashmi was assassinated by a briefcase bomb planted by the socialist party in Aden, South Yemen.
Unity was again rejected but several other agreements were reached: the creation of a High Supreme Council consisting of both state presidents; the return of Yemenis to their regions; the end to hostile military or political activities, and meetings were to be held between the presidents every four months.
The President and Vice-President were elected at their first meeting, and the parliament consisted of all the Shura Council members and the People's Assembly.
www.internationalspecialreports.com /middleeast/00/yemen   (2882 words)

  
 Yemen's president to arrive in Tehran Monday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Tehran, April 16, IRNA -- President of the republic of Yemen lieutenant general Ali Abdullah Saleh is to arrive in Tehran for a three-day state visit Monday afternoon.
Yemen's ambassador to Tehran Ali-Arradhi Sunday said that the visit to Tehran by the president of his country would be a historical development in relations between Iran and Yemen with very positive results to both Tehran and san'a.
With an almost entirely muslim population of 12 million-plus, the Republic of Yemen is situated in the south of the Arabian peninsula, bounded to the north by Saudi Arabia, to the east by Oman, to the south by the Gulf of Aden, and to the west by the Red Sea.
www.payvand.com /news/00/apr/1075.html   (312 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Hunt Oil continues good partnership with Yemen
Yemen helped privately held Hunt Oil of Dallas double its revenue in the 1990s to more than $ 2 bn a year and become one of the largest independents in the oil business.
Overall, Yemen is producing roughly 450,000 bpd, which accounts for 70 % of government revenue.
Yemen Hunt Oil lifts more than 3 bn cfpd of gas from the Marib region, strips out 22,000 barrels of liquids to add to its crude oil and then pumps the gas back into the ground, waiting for a buyer.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnm42026.htm   (1302 words)

  
 Yemen - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is bound by the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the south, Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the north.
South Yemen; In 1963 Aden was amalgamated with the British protectorate to form the Federation of South Arabia which resulted in rioting.
Unified Yemen; In late 1989 a draft for a new constitution was announced and approved by both North and South Yemen.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/yemen.htm   (1380 words)

  
 The President of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On the same day, re-unification of Yemen was achieved and he was elected chairman of the Presidential Council of the Republic of Yemen.
Elected president of the Republic of Yemen by the Parliament on October 1st, 1994.
He is the founder of modern state of Yemen based on democratic basis, political pluralism and freedom of the press, respect for Human Rights and the peaceful transfer of power.
www.yemenembassy.org.uk /files/the-president.html   (631 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mueller considers opening FBI office in Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller discussed counterterrorism efforts Monday with the president of Yemen, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden and site of the attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors.
The meeting was attended by Yemen's interior minister and intelligence chief, and U.S. Ambassador Edmund Hull, the agency said.
Mueller arrived in Yemen from Saudi Arabia, where he said the May 12 suicide bombings on three Western housing bore "all the hallmarks of an al-Qaeda operation." Some 35 people, including nine terrorists, died in the attacks.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2003-06-02-fbi-yemen_x.htm   (432 words)

  
 Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The British withdrew from what is now South Yemen in 1967 after they set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century.
Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, reported strong growth in the mid-1990s with the onset of oil production, but has been harmed by periodic declines in oil prices.
Yemen has embarked on an IMF-supported structural adjustment program designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which has led to substantial foreign debt relief and restructuring.
aljazeera.com /cgi-bin/review/country_full_story.asp?service_id=1661   (433 words)

  
 Eritrea's president arrives in Yemen
President Assyas Afworki of Eritrea arrived on Wednesday in Aden on a three-day visit to Yemen.
A spokesman for the Yemeni government was quoted as saying that Afworki will discuss during the visit with the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh marine border demarcation between the two countries after they settled their disputes over Hanish islands as well as navigation in the Red Sea.
This is the first meeting between the two Presidents since the armed conflict between the Yemeni and Eritrean forces over Greater Hanish Island in the Red Sea in 1995.
www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/981105/1998110505.html   (207 words)

  
 Yemen president meets Washington's top Mideast official
SANAA, Oct 4 (AFP) - Yemen's President Ali Abdallah Saleh met Saturday with William Burns, the US assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, the official Saba news agency reported.
Saleh called after his meeting with Burns for the "safeguarding Iraq's independence, sovereignty and unity," and for pressure to be put on Israel to stop building a barrier around the West Bank, according to Saba.
On Monday, the US State Department announced that Yemeni authorities had alerted the United States to a potential new terrorist threat against foreign targets in Yemen, and it called on US citizens there to take "exceptional" security measures.
quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/ct/Qyemen-us.RIAV_DO4.html   (156 words)

  
 GN Online: Yemen will not hand over Al Qaida suspects, says Saleh
Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen, yesterday said his country would neither hand over Al Qaida suspects to a foreign country nor permit any state to interfere in his country's internal affairs.
Addressing the concluding session of the annual meeting of his party, Saleh said he had asked tribal chiefs to persuade Al Qaida suspects, believed to be hiding in some governorates, to surrender and provide all the information they have.
The Yemeni president confirmed the detention of "some elements" after the USS Cole attack and the September 11 terror strikes in the U.S. Some suspects are still at large, he added.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=61606   (312 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
elections: president elected by direct, popular vote for a seven-year term (recently extended from a five-year term by constitutional amendment); election last held 23 September 1999 (next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president
Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, has reported strong growth since 2000, but its economic fortunes depend mostly on oil.
Yemen has worked to maintain tight control over spending and to implement additional components of the IMF program, but a high population growth rate and internal political dissension complicate the government's task.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ym.html   (1117 words)

  
 Yemen expresses support to IPR issues by warning people against using pirated software | Business Software Alliance ...
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yemen, has cautioned the trade and end-users in Yemen against using pirated software, as part of Yemen's drive to strengthen the campaign for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the country.
Jawad Al Redha, Co-chairman, BSA Middle East, said: 'BSA would like to thank the Yemeni President for this proactive move which is part of Yemen's ambitious long-term plan to develop a dedicated IT zone in Yemen as one of the pillars of the national economy.
Yemen's 2001-2025 strategy is to adopt constructive policies, use and employ new technology, create world-class infrastructure, nurture a pool of IT professionals, narrow the digital divide and thus contribute to comprehensive economic and social development of the country.
www.ameinfo.com /43063.html   (930 words)

  
 Special forces formed in Yemen by President Saleh's eldest son
The son of the Yemeni President has a degree in political science and administration from the USA.
He was elected as a member of the parliament in 1997 and received military training in Jordan and at the British Royal Military Academy.
Yemen renews denial of secret talks for normalization with Israel
www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/991108/1999110813.html   (224 words)

  
 H.H. The Amir's Visit to the Republic of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His Highness The Amir and His Excellency President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, on the stage of honor during the official reception ceremony after His Highness’ arrival to San’a International Airport.
His Highness The Amir and His Excellency President of Yemen attending the concert held at The Youth Palace.
His Excellency President of Yemen bids farewell to His Highness shortly before His Highness’ leaving San’a International Airport.
www.diwan.gov.qa /english/the_amir/the_amir_visits_4.htm   (219 words)

  
 Yemen
Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice President Maj. Gen.
elections: president elected by direct, popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 23 September 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president
Yemen has embarked on an IMF-supported structural adjustment program designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which has led to foreign debt relief and restructuring.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/arabs/yemen.html   (1263 words)

  
 Eritrean President: Yemen and Eritrea don't need mediation
SANA'A, Dec. 17, 2004 (Saba) - Eritrean President Isaias Afewerke has denied that there was any mediation that preceded his last visit to Yemen last week.
In a statement to 26 September weekly, he explained that his visit, at the preparation and invitation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was a new step for very strong relations between and Yemen and Eritrea.
He affirmed that Eritrea has no distinguished relations with Israel and that relations with it were very normal as "an expanse for relations between Ethiopia and Israel" before Eritrean independence.
www.eritreadaily.net /news/article200412171.htm   (226 words)

  
 SABA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
JAKARTA, June 6, (Saba)- Vice President of Indonesia, Hamzah Haz hailed the Yemen-Indonesia relations saying they got closer after President Ali Abdullah Saleh's visit to Indonesia in 1998 and Vice President Abdu R
In remarks to the General Manager of Investment Promotion, Abdul-Rahman al-Zubeiri, the Indonesia Vice President Haz said he was meaning to visit Yemen this year, added the paper
Al-Zubeiri said he talked with the Indonesian Vice President over Yemen's investor-friendly Investment Act which guarantees all kins of facilities for investors in Yemen including Yemenis in Indonesia and Indonesian investors
www.sabanews.gov.ye /html/2003/Jun/06/624938.htm   (128 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Middle East: Yemen: Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Central Bank of Yemen - Currency and policy information from the official clearing house for commercial banks and government banking entity.
President of the Republic of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh - Features biography, achievements, gallery of pictures, video and audio files.
UNDP in Yemen - Information about Yemen, and about UNDP support for development in the country.
dmoz.org /Regional/Middle_East/Yemen/Government   (292 words)

  
 Dr. Abd Al Kareem Al-Iryani, Special Advisor to the President of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Actually I would say you are actually Yemen's shrewdest and most experienced politician.
Having served as a government minister almost continuously since 1974, first in the Yemen Arab Republic and later in the unified state of the Yemen Republic.
Born in 1934 in the village of Iryan, hence Iryani, in the central highlights, to one of Yemen's most prominent families, his uncle, the late Abdul Rahman Al-Iryani, was president of the Republic during the early 1970s.
www.brook.edu /comm/events/20021126.htm   (269 words)

  
 SudanTribune article : Eritrean president in Yemen after visiting Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
ASMARA, Dec 8 (AFP) — Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki arrived in Yemen on Wednesday for an official visit following a stop in Qatar, Eritrean officials said.
In Qatar, talks focused on Qatari investments in Eritrea, while in Yemen, the Eritrean president was to discuss political, economic and security issues, the Eritrean information ministry said in a statement.
A dispute between Eritrea and Yemen over the strategic Hanish islands in the Red Sea erupted into an armed conflict in December 1995, but Sanaa and Asmara ended the dispute after a decision by the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
www.sudantribune.com /article_impr.php3?id_article=6902   (136 words)

  
 Pakistan Link Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Message From President Musharraf To President Of Yemen On Their National
On the happy occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Yemen, it gives me great pleasure to convey on behalf of the Government and the people of Pakistan and also my own behalf our warmest congratulations and good wishes to your excellency, the government and the people of the republic of Yemen.
I am confident that the brotherly and friendly relations between our two countries would continue to grow in the years ahead.
www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/May04/24/06.html   (132 words)

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