Al-Wahda [Archives:2007/1074/Press Review]

Wednesday, August 1
Main Headlines

– Yemeni government signs partnership agreement with United Kingdom

– Supreme Commission for Elections and Referenda formed from judges

– Strategic coalition formed to support reforms in Yemen

– Egyptian boats fish illegally in Yemen's territorial waters, parliamentary report reveals

– Sheba Queen's historic ruins subjected to burglary and demolition

– Rockslides threaten lives of thousand people in Amran governorate

– Hajjah-based Qahera Fort threatened of collapse

– Qatari mediation returns to Sana'a to finalize implementation of Sa'ada agreement

The weekly newspaper quoted reliable sources as saying that the Qatari mediation committee is scheduled to return to the capital Sana'a on Thursday to finalize implementation of the Sa'ada agreement, which was reached between army and Houthi followers. Another goal of the return of the Qatari mediation to Sana'a is to ensure that the sedition has ended, as well as to exert sincere efforts for the sake of fostering development and reconstructing the war-ravaged province.

According to the newspaper's sources, the Qatari mediation team has left Sana'a for Qatar to hold deliberations with senior Qatari government officials in light of the results, which the mediation committee reached over the past few days. While in Qatar, the mediators clarified to their government the arbitrary behavior exercised by leader of the rebellion Abdulmalik Al-Houthi and his aides as they attempted to resolve the crisis. The mediators complained that Houthis' behavior complicated their efforts and hindered implementation of the agreement. Local sources in the restive province reported that on Tuesday al-Houthi gunmen in Dahian province drove out damage survey teams and confiscated their cameras.
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