In Brief [Archives:2002/12/Local News]

Sponsored by Mr. Abdulqader Bajammal, the PM, the Yemeni Exports Supreme Council, the Technical Department is holding March 18 the first consultative meeting for the Yemeni exporters under the motto of “Towards developing the competitive capacities for Yemeni exports to foreign markets” at the Police Officers Club ,Sana’a.
The capital Secretariat celebrated last March 15 the Arab City Day under the motto of ” Planning & Developing Local Resources for a Better reality of Arab Cities”.
Al-Saeed Foundation for Science and Culture concluded last Wednesday its second cycle of children’s rights which was organized by the Children’s Forum in collaboration with al-Saeed Foundation.
The Higher Education and Scientific Reasearch Ministries, the Public Health, and Medicine College Dean will organize a workshop on March 21 focusing on developing competence at the Medicine College.
Protocols between the Yemeni-Ethiopian News Agency were reactivated and implemented last week.
Three kidney transplantation operations were conducted at Athowrah General Hospital. Doctors said that the operations were 100% successful.
The third phase of the Italian-French expedition has been completed at the historical site for the old city Tamnu’a , the capital of Qetban.
A symposium titled “Women, Reality and Ambition” was organized by the Yemeni Cultural Center in Cairo on March 15, revolving around women’s issues.
The Culture Minister , Abdulwahab al-Rowhani inaugurated the plastic art exhibition to two distinguished French artists at the French Cultural Center.
A lecture was delivered last week at the Cultural Center in Sana’a titled “The Cultural and Social Factors of the Urban Heritage in Yemen”. Lectures were concentrated on the old live cities such as, Old Sana’a, Shebam and Hadhramoot and other old forgotten cities such as, Zabeed and al-Makha.
Several Belgian companies and institutions have showed their interest to invest their capitals in the Aden Free Zone so as to enhance the trade exchange between Yemen and Belgium.

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