Al-Balagh [Archives:2007/1082/Press Review]

Tuesday, August 28
Main Headlines

– Head of Yemeni Socialist Party's Parliamentary bloc criticizes National Unity Protection Law

– Activists lash out at government over awarding cars to corrupt officials

– President Saleh to opposition leaders: Those in glass houses should not throw stones at others

– Parliamentary report attributes waste of billions of Riyals to random monetary policies

– U.S. report accuses Yemen of exercising woman trafficking for sexual exploitation

– Prime Minister: Cancer is a threat to everyone, joint efforts are needed to eradicate the disease

– Court finds citizens guilty of drug trafficking while authorities allege that such drugs are used for medical purposes

A group of youths, who called themselves “Jobless Youths Society”, in al-Dale' province organized a protest on Monday against unemployment and asking for free education, scholarships, better health services and decent living standards, the independent weekly reported. The protesters shouted “with soul and blood we sacrifice the south” and condemned policies of “the ruling party, president and prime minister”.

Like the Pensioned Coordination Council, newly formed in southern Yemen to defend rights of pensioners of military and civil service, the head of the Jobless Youths Society” Ali Abdul-Rab called all jobless youths in the country to form a coordination council including all societies of jobless youths across the country, according to the weekly.

It quoted Fadhel Al-Aqla, a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Jobless Youths Society, as saying that Al-Dale' which hosted the peaceful protests of pensioners and this protest of jobless youths will try to deliver the voices to all provinces of the country.
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