Al-Sahwa [Archives:2007/1116/Press Review]

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December 31 2007

Thursday, December 27
Top Stories

– Son of murdered sheikh demands authorities to transfer involved soldiers to court

– Three soldiers shot dead, another nine injured in armed clashes with followers of Sheikh Al-Qaisi in Shara'ab

– Firecrackers spreading among Sa'ada locals to mark the Ghadir Day despite security warnings

– Hadramout Revolutionaries Association to be declared soon

– International Federation of Journalists demands that charges filed against Al-Khaiwani be abolished

– Khab Forum in Jawf province denounces involvement of armed forces in political conflicts

The Khab Forum, made up of citizens from Al-Jawf governorate, urged the authority to review the administrative division of their district, which turned to have one local council instead of two in the past, the weekly reported. It went on to say that the forum released a statement, of which it obtained a copy, denouncing behavior of the employment committee in the governorate that sold their district's share of job opportunities to other areas although the district has qualified applicants for such job vacancies.

The forum insisted that the governorate authorities must investigate the officials who sold their district's share of job opportunities to other areas and give the district's locals a top priority in recruitment, particularly as Khab is the largest and most populous district in the governorate. Participants also urged the government to provide their district with more projects and public services for its being the largest and most populous in the remote province.

According to Al-Sahwa weekly, locals of Khab and Shaghaf districts appealed to Al-Jawf governor to immediately finish implementation of Al-Buqe'- Hazm Road, as well as connect the district villages with the public highway and set up a deadline for finishing the work. The forum denounced involvement of government troops in political conflicts between locals and the government, urging the relevant authorities to do justice in the distribution of service and social insurance projects.
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