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Abu Dhabi's money has been allocated to the following projects: * Construction of the Sad Hassan dam Dh275m * Energy projects, including transmission lines, transformers, power stations and distribution of power from Ma'reb station as well as a gas power station project Dh588m * Providing drinking water to rural communities and setting up city ... Comment?
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Somali refugees being enslaved, forced to fight in Yemen's civil war
Hundreds of Somali refugees are being forced at gunpoint to join rebels fighting in northern Yemen, a Somali diplomat in Aden has told the BBC. Comment?
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Disorder on the Border
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... previous-disabled Page 1 next In June 2004, the Houthis, a group of rebels in the Sa'dah governorate of northwest Yemen, began taking up arms against the Yemeni national army. They claimed, and continue to claim, to be defending their own specific ... Comment?
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Yemen rebels accuse U.S. of bombing outposts
... rebels said in a statement. "Direct American intervention began early last week, and bombing of various areas of north Yemen continues until now," it said. The rebels, also known as Huthis, have been fighting the Yemeni government on and off since ... Comment?
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Hundreds of Somali refugees are being forced at gunpoint to join rebels fighting in northern Yemen, a Somali diplomat in Aden has told the BBC. Comment?
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NewshourNujood was married aged nine and divorced by the age of 10
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On the face of it Nujood Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Akhtar is like any other schoolgirl living in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Comment?
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Abu Dhabi Government reiterates support to Yemen with AED2.385 bn grant for sustainable development
... (MoU) on the development grant at Abu Dhabi. The MoU covers the financing of 14 vital projects in different regions in Yemen. ADFD will solely manage 12 projects while it will cooperate with the UAE Ministry of Interior to execute a smart card ... Comment?
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Why southern Yemen is pushing for secession : With bleak housing blocks and rusty wrecks for taxis, south Yemen residents pushing for secession say they've been sidelined by the government. Comment?
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Abu Dhabi Government reiterates support to Yemen with Dhs2.385bn grant for sustainable development
... (MoU) on the development grant at Abu Dhabi. The MoU covers the financing of 14 vital projects in different regions in Yemen. ADFD will solely manage 12 projects while it will cooperate with the UAE Ministry of Interior to execute a smart card ... Comment?
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Yemen rebels say air raid kills 120
... zones. U.S.-allied Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, fears the growing instability in neighboring Yemen could turn into a major security threat for the kingdom by allowing al Qaeda to gain a stronger foothold there. In Geneva, a U.N. ... Comment?
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In November 2002, a Hellfire missile launched from a CIA-operated Predator hit a vehicle on a road in Yemen's Marib province. Comment?
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How Do You Prosecute a Pirate?
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Western powers are scratching their heads over what to do after theya ve captured Somali pirates. Comment?
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Rights group condemns Yemen security force 'abuses' in south
... of the south in response to what they say is discrimination by northerners and a lack of financial aid. South Yemen was an independent nation from the 1967 British departure until 1990, when the country's north and south united. The south seceded in ... Comment?
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Yemen used lethal force to quell southern secession protests, says report
Yemen used inappropriate, and at times lethal, force in response to demonstrations held by the largely nonviolent southern separatist movement during the past year, says New York-based Human Rights Watch in a report published Dec. Comment?
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Why southern Yemen is pushing for secession
As Yemen struggles to quell Houthi rebels in the north, a secession movement gathering steam in the south threatens to deprive the central government of badly needed resources. Comment?
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The 73-page report documents attacks by security forces on supporters of the so-called Southern Movement as well as on journalists, academics, and other opinion-makers. Based on over 80 interviews with victims in the southern Yemeni cities of Aden and Mukalla, the report finds that security forces used lethal force against unarmed demonstrators on ... Comment?
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Abuse an omnipresent reality for Yemeni women
... to a World Organization Against Torture report published in 2002, one of the first exploratory studies undertaken in Yemen revealed that 46.3% of the women questioned had experienced violence from their spouses or other family members at some point ... Comment?
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Reflections from a woman in her fifties
... However, due to his habit of withholding money from the family, instead utilizing the funds to travel outside of Yemen, life at home became increasingly difficult. Notwithstanding, that singular moment during the preparations for my sona s wedding ... Comment?
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EU appoints Michele Cervone d'Urso as Yemen's first ambassador
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... in Sanaa a, accredited to the Head of State, and will be significantly expanding the number of diplomatic staff in Yemen. Ambassador da Urso affirmed the EUa s commitment to enhance relations in all spheres and adopt a comprehensive approach for ... Comment?
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Saudi spies hunt al-Qaida in Yemen
Saudi Arabia's intelligence service has established a station in Yemen's capital ostensibly to help coordinate a joint campaign against northern Shiite rebels along the kingdom's border. Comment?
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