Al-Sahwa [Archives:2007/1060/Press Review]

Thursday, June 14
Main Headlines

– JMP leaders call for settling Sa'ada

crisis, blame government for

prohibitive prices

– Fierce clashes between Al-

Damashqa tribe and army in Marib

leave 18 deaths and injuries

– Political security arrests teachers

over asking students to write about

efforts required from President and

Prime Minister to fight corruption

– As MPs attribute unstable prices to

official's exercise of trade,

Parliament summons Prime Minister

over price hikes

– Senior government officials accused

of harboring Ibb projects-related

scandal

– As Houthi thanks top Iranian

officials, his supporters suffer heavy

loss, army controls Razeh and

Ghamr areas.

The Islah Party-affiliated quoted Sa'ada sources as saying that fierce clashes are taking place in Sahar area. This came after leader of the rebellion Abdulmalik Al-Houthi thanked top Iranian officials including the President Ahmadinejad while his followers suffered loss when the army resumed control of Razeh and other bordering areas. The weekly continued to say that up to 40 armed Houthi aides and five soldiers were killed while dozens on both sides were injured in the most recent fierce clashes.

The newspaper added that several areas in Haidan district witnessed armed confrontations and shootout between the military forces, backed by tribesmen loyal with the government, and Houthi followers for the first time since the war broke out last January.
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