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On Monday Nov 13, 2000, Mr. Taha Ahmed Ghanim, governor of Aden, started a seminar for unionist labor in Yemen. The seminar continued for two days and was attended by Mr. Mustafa Yousif Saeed, regional coordinator of the National Union for Construction and Timber Labor, Mr. Ali Sinan Al-Saer, executive community member of the General Labor Union of Yemen and Mr. Abdullah Abdullah Naser secretary of foreign relations at the General Union of Construction. Mr. Mustafa Yousif Saeed, gave an opening speech showing the big importance of the unionists’ role with their colleagues of employees and productive sectors in urging them to comply to their work and to raise their productive standards which will be reflected positively on their performance. Yemen Times met Mr. Mustafa Yousif Saeed and asked him to evaluate Aden, the commercial capital of Yemen, so he said “ this is my second visit to Yemen, the first was to Sana’a. During my second visit, I’ve had the chance to meet the governor of Aden who showed great willingness to give every needed assistant to make this seminar work. I also visited the Public Organization for Furniture and School Accessories and met its heads Mr. Fadhl Haitham Saleh Al-Hilali, the executive director and Mr. Hadi Mohammed Amer, deputy of general director. They showed me the work in productive sectors whether those producing school furniture or those producing bedrooms and office furniture and the new line of production producing windows, doors and metal closets. Production of the Norwegian oil company working in block 32 at Almusaila in Hadhramout has reached 10,000 barrel daily wich will be exported through a 60km long pipe line. That was what Mr. Magny Norman told the governor of Hadhramout. The Norwegian company started its activities in October 1998. The German Department of the Faculty of Languages was founded in 1997. Since October 1998 this department has been supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the framework of the cultural co-operation program between the Federal Republic of Germany and Yemen. A German long-term lecturer, Mrs. Susan Zerwinsky, has worked out, together with the Dean of the Faculty, a new curriculum and attracted more students every year. Short-term experts from different German universities join the Yemeni and other teachers to further intensify the quality of education. At the end of this university year, the first graduates of the German department will obtain their B.A. On Tuesday, 21st November, at 10 a.m., the department and its students will present their activities in an ‘open door’ event. The Embassy would very much appreciate if especially interested young people from graduation classes of the secondary schools in Sana’a would come and see how exciting studying German Language could be. In a telephone conversation Sheikh bin Shajie, Wa’elah tribes sheikh, told YT about military confrontations that are taking place between his tribesmen and forces of brigadier general Abdullah Daress. He described the situation as destructive, especially to private possessions such as buildings and cars. He expected that there were no victims on his side urging the authorities to interfere to force the brigadier general to halt armed attacks on his tribe at least as Ramadhan month is approaching. He described the border issue as bad and that a tense atmosphere was shrouding the whole area. He also said that the Saudi side had closed the crossing points on their side and banned Yemeni exports to their country. Moreover, they opened new crossing points so as to encourage smuggling to Yemen and to create unsecured conditions between the two countries, he added. A parliamentary delegation left Sana’a today headed by Speaker of Parliament Abdullah bin Hussain al-Ahmar to Riyadh on an attempt to contain the tense situation between the two countries. The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) concludes today the Second General Congress launched Saturday. During the opening ceremony which was attended by a number of political leaders, Sheikh Abdullah Ben Hussain Al-Ahmar, chairmen of Islah brought to light a number of current issues in the country and the surroundings, asserting the need to cope with democratic changes and developments taking place world-wide. He said that we had to do our best to make the democratic course take root in the country asserting that democracy was not a mere slogan but rather a practice and commitment to laws. He also asserted support for the Palestinian Intifadah and Palestinians who were exposed to massacres by Israelis amid the international community silence and Arab and Islamic defeatism manifested by the results of the Arab and Islamic summits. In the ceremony, speeches were delivered by some secretary generals of some parties including PGC, YSP, NDP and ABP. The agenda included listening to the Supreme Authority chairman’s report, discussing internal and international issues, endorsing the general outstanding by law amendments, discussing and endorsing amendment of the political platform. Floods victims in Maghreb Ans, Dhamar rose to 13 last week. Five of the victims were driven in Bani Mohammed Valley and Souk Khamees and the remainder were killed in Assafiah Valley between Bait Al-Hajar and Bait Al-Jabry districts. Vast areas of arable land were flooded and tens of houses collapsed. Inhabitants sent a distress appeal to the government asking for quick moves to protect their lives and properties. Three ships arrived at the container terminal on November 15, 2000, Fadif, Kota and Shafa coming from neighboring seaports and Singapore carrying hundreds of containers. Aden port has also received tourist yachts from Australia, France, Britain and Germany carrying aboard a number of foreign tourists on a visit to Yemen. On Tuesday Nov 14, 2000, Mr. Abdul.Karim Shaif, assistant deputy of Aden province opened Ramadhan fesitival at the trading complex in Al.Mualla. The festival has been organized by Aden Company for Advertisement and International Fairs and will continue until the 24th of this month. Many Arab and foreign companies took part in the festival and exposed their products. This is the second festival organized by Aden Company for Advertisement and International Fairs. The Hussain National Schools organizes a festival in solidarity with al-Aqsa patriots on Thursday November 21. A bazaar will also be organized during the next two days. Proceeds will be allocated for families of Palestinian patriots. Under the motto “To Support Al-Aqsa al-Sharif”, Abdulsalam Ahmad Abdulraoof, Yemeni traveler from Taiz, started last Thursday 16 November a trip on foot on Aden-Taiz-Abyan road. The traveler has already made trips from Taiz to Hodeidah, Taiz to Aden and Sana’a-Taiz-Aden. Abdulsalam Ahmad has been granted certificates of merits from the Ministry of Youths and Sports and Athletics International Union. Preparations are under way for the 2nd People’s Forces Union conference that would start its activities on 21\11\2000 in the Cultural Center in Sana’a after gaining Certificate of Creativity from the Parties Affairs Committee. Mr. Tareq Al-Shami, Assistant Secretary General, in a statement to YT said that the 2nd conference takes place at good atmospheres contrary to the ones that prevailed in the 1st conference in 1995. During the 1st conference activities, there were attempts to split up the Union and after its winding-up the Union’s newspaper was closed for more than a year. |
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