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As stats on war-related devastation are released,
Gov’t committee resumes Sa’ada field visit to complete assessment
An official report revealed that the Sa’ada war left more than 4,000 homes damaged and more than 200 public facilities partially or completely destroyed.
SA’ADA, Aug. 6 — A government committee authorized by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to assess damage from the Sa’ada fighting resumed its field visit to the war-torn governorate on Sunday to complete its assessment, a government source told various media outlets on condition of anonymity. Full Story...

Jury declares Yemeni inmate “guilty” in first Gitmo war-crimes trial
GUANTANAMO BAY, Aug. 6 —Yemeni national Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden’s former driver, was declared guilty on five out of eight counts of providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy yesterday by a six-member military jury in the first war crimes trial to be held by the United States since World War II. Full Story...
Al-Qaeda’s war in Yemen
Threats of large-scale attack and fierce clashes as relations cool between Yemen and U.S.



SANA’A, Aug. 6 – A leading Al-Qaeda figure in Yemen has threatened to execute armed attacks “at larger scales” if the Yemeni government doesn’t release his detained colleagues from prison. Full Story...

Hereditary diseases are threatening in-bred families, warn doctors
SANA’A, Aug. 6 — Yemeni doctors warn that hereditary diseases caused by "getting married into relatives" represent a major danger to Yemeni society. Full Story...
GPC and JMP agree on amending Election Law
Political detainees top list of unresolved issues

SANA’A, Aug. 5 — Despite an announced agreement between the ruling General People’s Congress and the Joint Meeting Parties on a government project to amend the Election Law presented to Parliament last week, the JMP-affiliated Socialist Party boycotted Tuesday’s Parliament sessions dedicated to discussing the amendments. Full Story...

 OUR VIEWPOINT
 Yemen Times

A third option for Yemeni youth
Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training explained that the problem with the Yemeni job market is that “for every one, handyman there are 20 engineers, whereas the situation should have been the opposite as the market needs vocational workers more than engineers. Full Story...

 

Samir's Cartoon

COMMON SENSE
By Hassan Al-Haifi
Common

A note to God
When the extreme becomes godless

"How much religion should one have in life?" asked Mahfouz as he gathered his clothes to get them ready for washing.

"Son, it really depends on how much conscientiousness one has. Full Story...




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