In brief [Archives:2008/1141/Local News]

SANA'A

– Lecture on diplomacy

in a era of globalisation

Kuwaiti ambassador Salim Ghassab Al-Zamanan to Yemen will be giving a lecture on diplomacy and globalisation at the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies coming Monday March 31. The lecture will be in Arabic and is open to public.

– French artiste performs in Sana'a

Briedget Carl, a French artiste performed at the French Cultural Center on the occasion of the world day for theatre. She had been to Yemen twenty years ago and has written a play on her journey in Yemen.

– Survey on the prevalence of smoking among youth

Students in 25 schools from Sana'a governorate were the target of a survey on the spread of smoking among Yemeni youth. The survey was carried by the Ministry of Public Health and Population through its anti smoking program. The survey takes place during one week where students aged between 13 and 15 years old are surveyed on their smoking habits including their use of snuff, water pipes tc

SOCOTRA

– New discovery of a plant on the verge of extinction

Over six rare plants of the cat family were found on Socatra bay at 1600 meters above sea level. The same group was also found half a kilo away from the first discovery only to confirm that the island is a home to many of the rare plants on the verge of extinction.

DHAMAR

– 20 medical establishments controlled

The drugs and medical supply in Dhamar governorate reported that twenty medical establishments carried out violations in terms of legal standards and quality control measurements. Six of those have been closed down while the rest are been monitored after they were given a probation time to fulfil the standard requirements before operating.

MAHARA

– 3 Egyptian ships violate marine law

Three fishing ships of Egyptian nationality have been referred to the genera; attorney for violating the fishing law. The ships were caught by the marine monitoring and control office in Qishin district of Al-Mahara governorate who reported the illegal activities of the ships based on the locals complaints.

IBB

– University students invent sound system in water

Students at IBB University, college of electronic engineering and physics created together a laboratory system which allow sound penetration of water through using laser radiation. The invention can be used for communication underwater and will be presented in the cultural scientific week the university will be organizing in May.

– Ibb scouts celebrate Arab Brotherhood Day

Over 300 scouts participated in a march on Monday in celebration of the Arab Brotherhood Day marked on March 22 every year. The march walked around the city streets singing national and Arab patriotic anthems and songs and ended the march by a ceremony and photo taking session.

HODIEDAH

– Job seekers registration commences

The civil services and insurances office in Hodiedah started the registration process of job seekers for year 2008. Last year 13 thousand young men and women from Hodiedah applied registered with the office in hope of being allotted government employment. The office expects to receive 16 thousand applications this year. The names of those who made it through will be announced in April based on competition and qualifications. The lists will be published in the newspapers as well as in the civil services ministry's site www.mocsi7.com

ADEN

– HIV/AIDS free consultation and testing unit opened

With support from UNICEF, a health unit for providing consultation and voluntarily testing of HIV/AIDS has been inaugurated at Shiekh Othman district in Aden governorate. Two more similar units will be opened in Dar Sa'ad and Khour Maksra districts on the governorate.
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