In brief [Archives:2008/1137/Local News]

ADEN

– DPI operating Aden Containers Port agreement signed

General Corporation for Aden Ports and Dubai Ports International (DPI) signed on Sunday an agreement of setting up a joint company to operate Aden Containers Port.

Chairman of the corporation Mohammed Mubarak and executive director of DPI Mohammed Sharaf signed the agreement.

Last December, the cabinet approved establishment of the company.

ABYAN

– Abyan governor inspects $60 mln galvanized pipeline factory project

Abyan governor Mohammed Shamaln inspected on Sunday a project of galvanized pipeline factory in Dafos region on coastline of the Arabian Sea.

The cost of the project is $ 60 million at a capability of 74,000 tons yearly.

HAJJA

– Security forces thwart attempt to sell antiquity pieces

Security forces in Hajjah province have arrested two persons in connection with attempting to sell two antiquity pieces, the state-run 26sep.net reported Wednesday.

The pieces were a head of a statue and whole body of an antique statue and would be submitted to the Antiquities office in the province.

The security begun interrogating the two persons to find out where they came by the antiquity pieces.

It is noteworthy, Yemen suffers from attacking its archaeological sites and usually because some of sites are discovered by chance or by people.

HODEIDAH

– Historical city in Hodeidah discovered

Security official here said that they discovered an ancient city dates back to 500 years and contains tens of houses with height ranging between 1-1.5 meters and includes stone passageway.

Speaking to almotamar.net, the security official clarified that they have received notifications from eyewitnesses on digging works and shoveling dust that affected the discovered land in Azzahra district last week.

Those who carried out the digging say that they intended to use the land for agriculture uses.

Other citizens noted during the last three days of diggings resumption the process during the night time and stopping the work during the day while they were banning people not to approach the area using unreasonable pretexts, a matter that strengthened doubt of security apparatus and surrounded the area and arrested the owner of the land.

SANA'A

– WHO visits basic needs program in Bani Hushaish district

Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Middle East Hussein al-Jazari inspected on Tuesday work process in program of the basic needs in Bait al-Saad village in Bani Hishish district of Sana'a.

The WHO official listened from the officials of the program to health and services activities presented by the program in the district.

– Yemen to hold regional conference on illegal immigration

Yemen will organize a regional conference on illegal immigration from the East Africa countries to Yemen.

Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well as the ex-colonials of the East Africa countries Italia, Britain and France would participate in the conference to be organized with the cooperation of the United States of America, head of the Coastguards Authority Ahmed Rasi said.

The conference would tackle the issue of illegal immigrants crossing the Aden Gulf and the Red Sea from the East African countries into Yemen and security consequences, Rasi was quoted as saying.

The participants will try to establish solutions for the problem with focus on Somalis fleeing destabilization in their country.

They will call for the partnership of the international community to take part in resolving such problems.

– Regional meeting on Neonatal Tetanus Eradication kicked off

Organized by Ministry of Public Health and Population in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, Regional Meeting on Eradicating Neonatal Tetanus kicked off its activities here on Tuesday.

The meeting, which would last for three days, is participated by 35 vaccination experts from Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia.

In the opening ceremony of the meeting, deputy minister of health for population sector Jamila Arraibi confirmed that the meeting has national priority in Yemen within activities of National Expanding Vaccination Program.

She indicated recommendations of WHO on making use of complementary campaigns for reaching at least 90 percent of women of parity age through three vaccination doses across the country.

She pointed out that the meeting would contribute in boosting national role for getting rid of neonatal tetanus via making use of experiences of participating countries.

For his part, WHO's Regional Advisor Ezuddin Muhsen reviewed aims of the meeting in knowing most important causes of the disease and choosing best solutions in fighting it.

– Jordanian artists invited to participated in Plastic Art Show in Sana'a

Yemen's ambassador here Hussein bin Yahya handed over Jordanian Culture Minister on Tuesday a message from Yemeni counterpart for inviting Jordanian artists to participate in Plastic Art Show to be held in Sana'a during celebrating the 18th anniversary of Yemen's Reunification on May 22.

The two parts discussed cooperation between the two countries in cultural field and activating cooperation treaty between governments of the two countries.

The minister highlighted deepness of relations between the two brotherly countries, confirming Jordan's keenness on developing cooperation with Yemen in different cultural activities.

SHABWA

– Shabwa governor discusses natural gas project

A meeting headed by the governor of Shabwa Mohammed al-Rowaishan approved on Tuesday the formation of a technical committee for cooperation and coordination between the province and Liquefied Natural Gas Project (LNG).

During the meeting, the governor affirmed keenness of the government to accomplish all the basic components of the project in the province according to the specific time, pointing out to the importance of settlement of legal rights for the project workers.
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