Yemen Country Analysis Brief Recently, the government of yemen announced a 1million-bbl/d production target for In July 2002, the government of yemen approved of an agreement in http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/yemen.html
Extractions: Yemen, a small non-OPEC oil producer, is important to world energy markets because of its oil and natural gas resources and strategic location on the Bab el-Mandab strait, one of the world's most active shipping lanes. Note: The information contained in this report is the best available as of July 2004 and may change. GENERAL BACKGROUND Security remains a concern of foreign firms doing business in Yemen, particularly after the French-flagged oil tanker Limburg was attacked off the coast of Yemen on October 6, 2002. Kidnappings of foreigners, including oil workers, have been a problem. There have also been periodic attacks on an oil pipeline in the Marib region of eastern Yemen, which is operated by U.S.-based Hunt Oil. The Canadian oil company Nexen, which operates the Ash Shihr/Al Mukalla oil export terminal, agreed in January 2003 to provide assistance to the Yemeni government in improving security. Political stability in Yemen is critically important to regional oil producers. Yemen sits on the entrance to the
Terrorism: Q & A | Yemen But experts say that terrorists live in yemen, sometimes with government approval; The yemeni government allows the two largest Palestinian Islamist http://cfrterrorism.org/havens/yemen_print.html
Extractions: Cole , in which 17 U.S. sailors died and 39 were injured. Although al-Qaeda has not claimed responsibility for the attack, U.S. and Yemeni officials have found evidence linking the terror network to the Cole Since the bombing of the Cole , has al-Qaeda planned other attacks against targets in Yemen? Friendly, more or less. The Republic of Yemen, which was formed in 1990 when the Soviet-supported south merged with the Arab republic in the north, supported Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War, which led President George H. W. Bush to curtail diplomatic ties and aid programs. But by the end of the 1990s, Yemen had improved its relations with the United States and was letting U.S. naval ships such as the Cole refuel there.
Yemen-Government & Politics General People s Congress; offers information about parliamentary electionsand the political structure of yemen. bullet, ArabNet yemen - government http://www.arabinfoseek.com/yemen-government_&_politics.htm
Extractions: Search General Info Art Culture Arab Diaspora ... General People's Congress Political Party Islah Party Majlis Al-Nouwab (Parliament) Ministry of Health Ministry of Immigrants Affairs ... Yemen's Home Page - from the General People's Congress; offers information about parliamentary elections and the political structure of Yemen. ArabNet - Yemen - Government Yemen Embassy - Ethiopia Yemen Embassy in the U.S General People's Congress ...
Yemen yemeni government security organizations have arrested and expelled foreign The government of yemen may not recognize the US citizenship of persons who http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1061.html
Extractions: Enter Keywords in field and click Go International Travel Home Passports Home Visas Home News and Updates ... About The Bureau of Consular Affairs External URLs International Travel Home Traveling to the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico, or Canada? International Travel Information Travel Warnings ... International Travel Information print email U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Consular Information Sheet Please click on this link to read important information you should see before you travel abroad This information is current as of today, Yemen Americans planning travel to Yemen should read Travel Warning for Yemen International Parental Child Abduction Yemen available on the Department of State web site at http://travel.state.gov April 07, 2005 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Republic of Yemen was established in 1990 following unification of the former Yemen Arab Republic (North) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South). Islamic and traditional ideals, beliefs and practices provide the foundation of the country's customs and laws. Yemen is a developing country and modern tourist facilities are widely available only in major cities. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Yemen at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35836.htm
YEMEN: World Bank Policy, As Seen By The Deprived government should resign, demonstrators shouted on the streets of Sana a. yemen 13 Dead in Riots Over World BankBacked Price Hikes http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=29589
YEMEN: U.S. Sentence Provokes Fury But anger is turning against the yemeni government too. Lawyer Naji Allaw saidin a statement yemen 13 Dead in Riots Over World BankBacked Price Hikes http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=29725
Extractions: The Advice was issued on Friday, 05 August 2005, 16:31:30, AEST. This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information on safety and security. The overall level of the advice has not changed Australians are advised to defer non-essential travel to Yemen. There are continuing reports that terrorists in Yemen are planning attacks against Western interests and the risk of terrorist attacks against Western interests remains. In April 2005 there were a number of attacks against Yemeni government targets and further such attacks could occur. There is a risk of kidnapping of foreigners in Yemen. Australians concerned for their security should consider departure. Australians who consider their presence in Yemen to be essential should exercise extreme caution. Commercial and public areas known to be frequented by foreigners are possible terrorist targets.
CNN.com - U.S. Lets Scud Ship Sail To Yemen - Dec. 12, 2002 US officials allowed a freighter with 15 Scud missiles aboard to proceed to YemenWednesday after the Yemeni government said it purchased the missiles from http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/11/us.missile.ship/
Extractions: CNN Europe CNN Asia Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese On CNN TV Transcripts Headline News CNN International ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Spanish special forces are lowered by helicopter onto the deck of the So San Story Tools Yes No VIEW RESULTS SANAA, Yemen (CNN) U.S. officials allowed a freighter with 15 Scud missiles aboard to proceed to Yemen Wednesday after the Yemeni government said it purchased the missiles from North Korea. U.S. and Spanish forces seized the freighter So San in the Indian Ocean Monday about 600 miles south of Yemen. Yemeni officials protested the seizure, and U.S. officials released the vessel after receiving assurances that the missiles would not be transferred to a third party.
BBC News | AMERICAS | Yemen Cautious On Battle Against Al-Qaeda The Yemeni government says it has arrested two alQaeda militants named by the US, For example he said the Yemeni government has located three suspected http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1777000/1777520.stm
Extractions: Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi The United States has begun to look beyond Afghanistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and much of the attention is being focused on countries like Yemen - a poor, mountainous nation on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula where militants have been able to hide. The Yemeni Government says it has arrested two al-Qaeda militants named by the US, but that another three men on Washington's wanted list remain at large. It has not been easy for Yemen to make arrests because the suspects enjoy the protection of powerful tribes who are armed and rarely take much notice of government orders.
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Yemen's New Anti-terror Strategy Even most of the yemeni government does not know where it is. yemen hasrecently released a footage showing the government troops storming a remote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3326121.stm
Extractions: The BBC has been given exclusive access to Yemen's controversial new strategy for defeating al-Qaeda cells. Yemen is tight-lipped about its military co-operation with America In the mountains of Yemen we were taken to a secret training base, where US special forces train Yemen's counter-terrorist troops to hunt down al-Qaeda. Even most of the Yemeni Government does not know where it is. This military co-operation with America is highly sensitive here. They told us no journalist has seen it before. Yemen has a problem with Al-Qaeda terror cells, but it is dealing with it. The Yemeni special forces have already carried out surveillance, dawn raids and arrests. They now have the skills to catch al-Qaeda suspects.
Extractions: Re-Listed in Australia 11 April 2005 The following information is based on publicly available details about the Islamic Army of Aden (IAA). These details have been corroborated by material from intelligence investigations into the activities of the IAA and by official reporting. ASIO assesses that the details set out below are accurate and reliable. The IAA has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation in Australia, and by the United Nations and the governments of the United Kingdom and Canada.
Regional > Middle East > Yemen > Government the entire directory, only in yemen/government. Includes yemeni government, lawand military information (e. Politics Embassies and Consulates. See also http://www.xasa.com/directorio/mozilla/Top/Regional/Middle_East/Yemen/Government
Extractions: local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah Government type: republic Capital: Sanaa Administrative divisions: 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz note: for electoral and administrative purposes, the capital city of Sanaa is treated as an additional governorate Independence: 22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen had become i National holiday: Unification Day, 22 May (1990) Constitution: 16 May 1991; amended 29
Extractions: Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature. Under the constitution, an elected president, an elected 301-seat House of Representatives, and an appointed 111-member Shura Council share power. The president is head of state, and the prime minister is head of government. The constitution provides that the president be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by Parliament; the prime minister is appointed by the president. The presidential term of office is 7 years, and the parliamentary term of elected office is 6 years. Suffrage is universal over 18. President Ali Abdullah Saleh was elected in 1999; the next presidential electionsare scheduled for 2006. In April 2003 parliamentary elections, the General People's Congress (GPC) maintained an absolute majority. International observers judged elections to be generally free and fair, and there was a marked decrease from previous years in election-related violence; however, there were some problems with underage voting, confiscation of ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and election-related violence.
YEMEN: 13 Dead In Riots Over World Bank-Backed Price Hikes Under a World Bank programme, the Yemeni government agreed to cut spending The only resource left for the Yemeni government is the IMF and the World http://www.50years.org/cms/updates/story/267
Extractions: by Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, Jul 20 (IPS) - At least 13 people were killed Wednesday in the Middle Eastern nation of Yemen in massive protests against fuel price increases that came as part of an economic reform programme promoted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to news reports from Arab television channels and online newspapers, the 13 Yemenis died during protests by thousands of demonstrators angry over the doubling of gas prices in the poverty-stricken country, which is trying to secure new loans. Protestors clashed with the police in the capital of Sana'a and several towns as demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans, attacked government buildings and threw stones at police. The price increases were a severe blow for Yemenis, many of whom are already well below the poverty line. Located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is one of the least developed countries in the world and ranks 149 out of 177 countries on the 2004 U.N. Development Programme Human Development Index. The land once known as the home of the Queen of Sheba now has a per capita Gross Domestic Product of 510 dollars a year, and 42 percent of its people live in poverty. One in five of Yemen's 21.5 million people is malnourished.
Extractions: Mark N. Katz 1/08/02 Print this article Email this article It must be emphasized, though, that no modern Yemeni government-northern, southern, or united-has been able to exercise authority easily outside the major cities. Yemen is a place where tribes are strong and well-armed in many parts of the country-especially the area around Marib. Before unification, the Marxist regime had ruled the South dictatorially. The North had been ruled by its army (in which Salih had been a senior officer both before and after he came to power) since 1974. Wishing to avoid the years of isolation Yemen experienced after expressing support for Saddam Hussein in 1990-91, President Salih has forthrightly condemned Islamic terrorist attacks against American targets. Although the American media reported that his government had not been as helpful as it could have been with the investigation into the attack on the USS Cole, Yemen was, in fact, highly cooperative. It gave approval to Washington to dispatch hundreds of investigators from the FBI and other agencies-despite warnings from the US Embassy in Sanaa that ordinary Yemenis would resent such a large American presence (which they did). By holding out the promise of democratization, President Salih raised expectations. By effectively not following through on this promise, he dashed those expectations. Over the same period, Salih and the United States have drawn closer together in an effort to combat terrorism. As a result, the United States is now seen by many Yemenis as an opponent of democratization in their country.
Hafez Al-Bukari On Yemen On National Review Online Not surprisingly, the yemeni government refuses to recognize such an Largely,the government has not been successful. In yemen, journalists have pushed http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/albukari200507050811.asp
Extractions: By Hafez al-Bukari O n June 28, Lebanon's new parliament picked Fouad al-Sanyoura as prime minister. The selection of an anti-Syrian politician was the culmination of a half year of democratic agitation. In Egypt, too, popular pressure has forced President Hosni Mubarak to implement reforms. From Cairo to California, pundits seek to predict where the democratic wave will strike next. Many suggest it could reach Syria or Saudi Arabia. It may. But it is in Yemen where citizens and civil society alike are both impatient and ready for democracy. Uneasy over events in Lebanon and Egypt, Yemeni authorities have sought to convince diplomats and governments that they are committed to reform. They often point to the success of the reunification of North and South Yemen in 1990 as a sign of commitment to reform. Unification has been popular, but the bulk of its success occurred more than a decade ago. Yemeni journalists have taken the lead to transmit to Yemen's 20 million citizens the success of their Lebanese and Egyptian brothers. They juxtaposed the Lebanese revolution with their own authorities' unwillingness to address monopolization of power, corruption, illiteracy, poverty, and absence of justice and equality.
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Extractions: The information found below was provided to Industry Canada by STAT-USA ( http://www.stat-usa.gov/ ), and is supplied in English only. Industry Canada assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or timeliness of the information. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the authors. Industry Canada re-publishes U.S. trade opportunities (in International Market Insights) as a courtesy to assist Canadian companies identify potential markets, and not as a recommendation or endorsement of any specific company.
