In brief [Archives:2008/1145/Local News]
ADEN
– Al-Kuhlani discusses with Dubai officials operating Aden Port
Governor of Aden Ahmad al-Kuhlani discussed on Tuesday with vice chairman of Dubai International Airports Company Faisal al-Qahtani future plans for operating Aden Free Zone's Container Port.
The meeting dealt with issues concerning investment projects in different fields. Al-Kuhlani praised cooperation level between Aden Port and Dubai Co. Al-Qahtani confirmed that his company aims to open new job opportunities to Yemeni people in general, and Aden citizens in particular, noting the importance of utilizing experiences of the company in improving
the Port of Aden Free Zone.
SANA'A
– Yemen receives 157 trafficking children from Saudi Arabia
Yemen received 157 children who have been trafficked to Saudi Arabia during first quarter of this year, Director of Social Affairs in Hajjah governorate Hitham al-Jabari said on Tuesday. In his statement to Saba, al-Jabari added that the authorities also managed to thwart attempt of trafficking other 49 children.He made it clear that the office is contacting with families of the children to receive them and obligate to protect them. These obligation is approved by security department of the governorate.
Al-Jabari said that most of children were trafficked in acceptance of their parents to help them in dealing with needs of life.He said that the children are working in border regions and insides
capitals of the Saudi governorates as carriers, baggers, and venders.
Al-BEIDHA
– French tourists visit Rada'a
A group of French tourists visited on Tuesday the capital of al-Baidha'a, Radaa, and got acquired with the city's historical sites. Speaking to Saba, the source said the tourists visited many historical sites, including the historical al-Amiriya School and Mosque, the Great Mosque of the Old Radaa City and the famous Ahumairih Castle.
HODEIDAH
– Germany ready to offer more support to Hodeidah
The head of the United Nations Division at the German Foreign Ministry expressed on Tuesday the ministry's readiness to provide more medical support to Military Hospital in Hodeidah province.
During his meeting with Hodeidah Governor Ahmad al-Hajri, the German official said that its country's support aims at promoting performance of the hospital to provide better health services.
Al-Hajri, for his part, expressed his appreciation of the German medical equipments offered to the Military Hospital. The German delegation, then, paid a visit to the hospital and its various divisions and got acquainted with the offered health services and the technical requirements the hospital still needs.
SHABWA
– Gov. asks to compensate citizens in LNG project location
The cabinet gave on Tuesday its orders to pay the financial compensations for citizens who live within region of the Natural Liquefied Natural Gas project (LNG) in Balhaf as soon as possible in accordance with the new price.
The cabinet also approved measures to carry out the electoral platform of president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the cabinet's program for the period from April to December 2008.
It affirmed importance of the continued assessment for steps taken to carry out the programs in different sectors and write reports to the cabinet every two months.
MAHRAH
– Yemeni Coastguards seize Somali pirates
Coastguard forces have managed to capture some Somali pirates who assaulted fishermen in Mahrah province and looted their boats.
A security source in Mahrah informed 26sep.net that the security authorities have reported the coastguard authority that a number of Somali pirates stolen fishermen's boats and their fish at gunpoint near Sayhout region of Mahrah province.
The source added that the coastguards hunted the pirates, who were armed, and apprehended them with the looted boats, affirming that they are being held in police custody at Qeshin district.
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