Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:41

SANAA, 13 Dec -- Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi Sunday signed an agreement with Country Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Gian Carlo Cirri to extend the period of providing humanitarian assistance and emergency relief to people displaced by the war in north Yemen.  The agreement called for extending assistance period until June 2010 during which the WFP is expected to provide  assistance to more than 30,000 children under the age of five, the state official news agency, Saba reported.  Al-Arhabi hailed the WFP’s assistance to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sadaa and emphasized the “government is keen to contain the humanitarian implications of the war.”  For his part, Gian Carlo Cirri said the WFP is willing to continue providing aid for the IDPs and to boost government’s efforts in the field of food security.

Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:41

SANAA, 19 Dec -- The army website, 26-September Friday cited local sources in Abyan as saying “among al-Qaeda militants killed in the operation carried out by Yemen’s security forces in Abyan were Muhammad Saleh al-Khazimi, Moqbel Abdullah Awad, Ahmad Abdullah Awad, Mithaq al-Jald, and Abdullah Awad,” adding “the death of al-Qaeda dangerous member, Abdul-Manm al-Qahtani is not confirmed yet.”  Other government reports said  29 al-Qaeda operatives were arrested on Thursday, 13 in Sanaa and the rest in Arhab,” said 26-Septermber amid reports al-Qaeda leaders Qasim al-Reimi and Hazam Mujali escaped.