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All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:50:13 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/yehttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091121T085003ZMLM81 Al-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:19:39 GMTAFP ANA20091121T085003ZMLM81Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T100846ZMDF30A Saudi soldier has been killed in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels at the border between the two countries, Saudi media reported on Thursday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:31:28 GMTAFP ANA20091119T100846ZMDF30Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T124240ZLZD03At least eight Shiite rebels were killed in fighting with the Yemeni army in the rugged mountainous north overnight, military officials said on Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:53:24 GMTAFP ANA20091118T124240ZLZD03Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044347Two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing estimate that the Middle East airlines would require anywhere between 1,436 (as per Airbus' forecast) and 1,710 (Boeing's forecast) aircraft over the next 20 years, indicating an improvement in outlook.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044347Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T072313ZLXV00Japan's prime minister said Wednesday he was hopeful that a Japanese engineer who was kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen would be released soon.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:51:29 GMTAFP ANA20091118T072313ZLXV00Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118073450The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a loan agreement with Yemen on Tuesday worth KD 11.8 million (USD 41 million) to assist the country in developing its Socotra Island project.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:25 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118073450Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T102410ZLTY84 A Japanese engineer kidnapped near Yemen's capital is "very well" and negotiations for his release are underway, a Yemeni mediator told AFP on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:39:45 GMTAFP ANA20091117T102410ZLTY84Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117045247Reflecting a strong confidence in Mena investors, Pharos Financial Group is expecting more than 50 per cent of the money for its $350 million (Dh1.28bn) agricultural fund to come from this region.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:18 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117045247Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZW20091116000118Yemeni armed forces and Zaidi Shiite rebels fought a fierce battle Monday in the rugged Malahidh area near the border with Saudi Arabia, an army spokesman said in Sana'a. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:38 GMTZawya Dow Jones News ZW20091116000118Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T123509ZLQD75An outline contract agreed on Monday for the supply of 10 Airbus A320 aircraft to Yemen's national carrier is among the few highlights of this year's Dubai Airshow, noticeable for its lack of big deals.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:46:03 GMTAFP ANA20091116T123509ZLQD75Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T065803ZLOW64European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Yemen's national carrier signed Monday a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of 10 Airbus A320 units valued at 700 million dollars by book price.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:48 GMTAFP ANA20091116T065803ZLOW64Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116032142The Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council, Saleh Bin-Humaid, said on Sunday that the Kingdom would try the Yemeni infiltrators who attacked a Saudi border post near Jazan two weeks ago.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:16:31 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091116032142Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091115T175358ZLNZ33Yemeni and Saudi forces pounded Shiite rebel positions along the border between the two countries on Sunday, witnesses and military officials said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:48:33 GMTAFP ANA20091115T175358ZLNZ33Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091115T125415ZLNI89Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament, on Sunday accused Tehran's arch-foe Washington of masterminding Saudi Arabia's bombing of Shiite Yemeni rebels, parliament's website reported.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMTAFP ANA20091115T125415ZLNI89Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091115T123422ZLNI12Yemeni and Saudi forces pounded Shiite rebel positions along the border between the two countries on Sunday, witnesses and military officials said.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:40:01 GMTAFP ANA20091115T123422ZLNI12Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074209Mohammed Shamlan, the Fisheries Minister, has exposed a corruption case in the fishery sector, which facilitated the smuggling of more than 40,000 tons of squid during 2007 and 2008 out of Yemen without the payment of production fees.Shamlan...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:41:04 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074209Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074257Preserving shipping security in the pirate-ridden Gulf of Aden, the Iranian navy sends a new armada of warships to fight Somali buccaneers.A senior naval commander, Fariborz Qaderpanah, said Wednesday that the navy has decided to send more ships to...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:58 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074257Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074352Austrian OMV Company will increase its crude oil production by the end of 2011, in Block #S2 of Arma district, from 27,000 barrels bpd to 30,000 barrels bpd.In his meeting with Shabwa governor Ali al-Ahmadi, the director of Austrian OMV Company,...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:48 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074352Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074451The Ministry of Public Health and Population received 10,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccines on Wednesday from the Saudi Health Ministry for vaccinating Yemeni pilgrims this year.This came during the meeting with Undersecretary of Ministry of Public...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:20 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074451Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074701The embassy of Holland in Sana'a announced Wednesday their offering of an additional grant, half a million Euros, for supporting migrants efforts in Sa'adah province.There was decision issued by the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation on...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:16 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074701Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074905A number of public, government agencies, private institutions and individuals are indebted to the General Electricity Corporation amounting to more than 17 billion riyals, equivalent to more than $85 million.The small consumers' debt approached YR 9...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:11 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074905Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115074948Yemen has decided to cancel gas power plant project costing $200 million. The Supreme Power Committee (SPC) eliminated the transaction to buy the Marib No. 2 Gas Power Plant. Instead, the SPC is expanding the transformation station, funded by the...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:00 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115074948Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115075036Yemen announced its rejection of any kind of interference in the offices of internal affairs by any party, said a spokesman at the foreign ministry last Wednesday. "We welcome what Mottaki affirmed about Iran's position towards Yemen's unity and...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:39:52 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115075036Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115075249During the launch of the economic investment conference titled, Aden: Yemen's gate to the world, Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar called on both domestic and foreign investors to establish fruitful and effective partnerships in order to take full...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:39:44 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091115075249Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_14112009_151118The issuance activity in the Middle East initial public offering (IPO) market which ground to a halt in the third quarter of 2008 is set for a revival from the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest investor survey by the Royal Bank of Scotland.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:40:05 GMTGulf News GN_14112009_151118Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091114T094224ZLKU99 Two Saudi soldiers have been killed and five wounded in fighting with Yemeni rebel "infiltrators" on the Saudi-Yemen border, the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on Saturday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:54:01 GMTAFP ANA20091114T094224ZLKU99Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114043835The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Jizan province of Saudi Arabia Nasir Bin Abdu Muree affirmed on Thursday that Aden governorate is rich of various merits attracting investors' interests due to its geographic strategic location as well as its vital port.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:40:38 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091114043835Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113131421The performance of the consumer loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) deteriorated in September, according to the latest indices published by Moody's Investors Service. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:47:55 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091113131421Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T145322ZLDS45The rebels of Yemen's northern mountains and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia both follow Shiite faiths and claim to be fighting for their communities but analysts differ sharply over how much further to push the comparison.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:02:51 GMTAFP ANA20091112T145322ZLDS45Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112072834 Saudi-Yemeni Joint Business Council has continued its meetings which began yesterday in the Yemeni city of Aden. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:01 GMTSaudi Press Agency ZAWYA20091112072834Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112064915IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is expanding its support for smaller businesses in Yemen by helping a growing number of men and women in the country acquire business and management skills.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:19:41 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091112064915Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_11112009_121107Bahrain's lower house appeared once more divided along sectarian faults after Sunnis endorsed and Shiites rejected a communique on the latest developments on the Saudi-Yemeni borders.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:49:24 GMTGulf News GN_11112009_121107Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T140232ZKZT00Yemen hit out on Wednesday at what it called Iranian "interference" in its affairs after Tehran's foreign minister criticised regional intervention in Sanaa's war with Shiite rebels in a barely veiled allusion to Saudi Arabia.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:25:19 GMTAFP ANA20091111T140232ZKZT00Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T102244ZKZA39 Iran said on Wednesday it is ready to cooperate with the government of Yemen to restore security there, a day after it warned other regional countries against intervening in the Arabian Peninsula state.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:40:49 GMTAFP ANA20091111T102244ZKZA39Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111085750With the increase of the number of H1N1 cases in Yemen since the beginning of winter, people, especially school students, are turning to disinfectants and masks to protect themselves from infection. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:14 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111085750Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111084608The price of tomatoes in Yemen witnessed a large jump recently compared to previous months, rising 200 percent since last September.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:56 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111084608Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111084428Yemen has started officially exporting gas shipments from its strategic project in Balhaf Port on the Arab Sea.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:38 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111084428Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111084145Yemeni expatriates form one of the most important sectors that prop development in Yemen in view of the enormous amounts of hard currency they provide national economy with and produce a surplus in the payment balance in addition to other economic benefits.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:25 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111084145Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111083840Nasser graduated from the university in 2007. He searched for a job in many places, but he could not find a position because all the employers wanted experience.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:58 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111083840Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111083119In recognition of Yemen's first liquid natural gas shipment, President Ali Abdullah Saleh made a few statements to commemorate the event. "Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:16:53 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091111083119Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111082632The World Bank (W.B.) plans to increase its assistance to Yemen from $120 million to $200 million, announced Shamsahd Akhtar, the W.B. Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, on Sunday in her meeting with Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Mujawar. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:13:14 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091111082632Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111082814The Supreme Energy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Ali Mohammed Mujawar, discussed a number of issues related to the development of gas-generated electric energy and the gradual replacement of traditional oil-dependent stations, including those in the private sector.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:12:54 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091111082814Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T100050ZKYY42 Forced to flee fighting between Shiite rebels and the army in the north, Yemen's Jews have found a new home in Sanaa, where they benefit from the special protection of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:12:13 GMTAFP ANA20091111T100050ZKYY42Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111082914Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar stressed the state's keen interest in an insurance system designed for the protection of all its citizens, in a speech given on November 2nd.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:59:59 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091111082914Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111081205Military cooperation agreement was signed by the US and Yemen on Tuesday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:11 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091111081205Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111044716The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) equity markets fell by 1.8 per cent in October reducing year-to-date (YTD) gains to 24 per cent. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:27:20 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091111044716Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111051142Members of the region's private sector are not all competing on a level playing field, according to a World Bank report released.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:16:49 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091111051142Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T152912ZKWE36Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday warned against regional intervention in Yemen, where Shiite rebels and Saudi troops have been engaged in fighting for the past week.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:02 GMTAFP ANA20091110T152912ZKWE36Open