In Brief [Archives:2002/20/Local News]

– Sponsored by the Yemen Development Foundation based in Birmingham, UK, the computer center of the Sana’a Charitable Association inaugurated May 6.
– Yemen’s foreign minister, Dr. Abubakr al-Qirbi is to visit Washington May 9.
– Yemen took part at the seventh conference of Islamic ministers of endowments held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur last week.
– Sana’a mayor, Mr. Ahmed al-Kuhlani met May 8 the ambassador of the State of Qatar to Sana’a for discussing fields of cooperation between the two countries.
– The al-Afif foundation is to honor poet Ahmed Abdulrahman al-Mua’limi May 13 at its premise in Sana’a.
– Minister of Oil, Dr, Rashid Barba’a, took part at the Arab energy conference May 11/14.
– Agrish 2002 for agriculture is to take place in Thamar city May 14/18.- Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University, is to organize its first cultural program May 18/24.
– Yemen’s Journalist Syndicate Aden’s branch organized May 7, a seminar on the occasion of releasing the strategic report on Yemen.
– Ministry of Education identified June for the start of basic education exams.
– A seminar on media awareness was held May 12 at the Press Club in Sana’a.
 

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