In brief [Archives:2007/1033/Local News]

ADEN

– Street cleaners feel oppressed

March 13 ) Aden street cleaners complained about inhumane treatment after a restaurant owner in Al-Sheikh Othman area opened fire on some of them last Friday evening, injuring one cleaner's foot.

The brother of Emad Sa'eed Haza, who was wounded, said they both were performing their duties late in the evening when the owner alleged that there was garbage in front of his restaurant. “We cleaned up all the waste at his restaurant, but this didn't satisfy him, so he opened fire on us,” Haza's brother lamented.

– Trade and Industry Chamber deplores charges

March 13 ) The Aden branch of the Trade and Industry Chamber strongly denounced charges filed by the Yemeni Council for Businessmen and Investors against the chamber's capital branch.

In a statement, the chamber's Aden Branch said, “The charges that the YCBI attributes to the chamber's capital branch are false and baseless.” It expressed solidarity with capital branch employees, vowing to claim all of their legal rights, namely canceling unconstitutional clauses in the Sales Tax Law.

LAHJ

– Teachers cease work over explosion

March 13 ) Teachers have refrained from working at Al-Abous district's Talb School for three months and classrooms remain closed because an identified group detonated a package of explosives in the school, damaging it and intimidating its students, who number as many as 550.

After the incident, parents urged concerned authorities to punish the perpetrators and prevent any armed protests at the school. Lahj Governor Abdulwahab Al-Durrah, directed the chief of the security department to take whatever measures necessary for teachers to resume working, but such hasn't occurred.

SANA'A

– Ba'ath Party marks 44th Anniversary of

Glorious Revolution

March 12 ) This past Saturday, the regional leadership of the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party in Yemen marked the 44th anniversary of the March 8 Glorious Revolution, which constitutes a landmark in Syrian and Arab history.

In a statement, the leaders underscored the radical changes in Syria ushering in a new stage, not only in Syrian history, but also in the history of the entire Arab region. They also pointed to Syria's pivotal role in facing plots and aggressions targeting Arab nations.

– Workshop on the national children's and youth strategy

March 11 ) The Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood concluded a two-day workshop Sunday on the national children's and youth strategy. The council's secretary-general, Nafisa Al-Jaifi, said the workshop sought to gather notes from concerned authorities before presenting the strategy. These notes will be presented to donor countries at a March 18 workshop to discuss the strategy.

Yemen's national children's and youth strategy aims to reduce infant deaths for those under age 5, increase children's disease services to cover 50 percent of Yemeni districts by 2010, increase school enrolment and attendance and reduce the number of school dropouts.

TAIZ

– Anam award committees meet

March 13 ) Judging committees of the late Hayel Sa'eed Anam's Award for Science and Culture are meeting March 14 and 15 at the premises of Al-Sa'eed Foundation for Science and Culture.

The meeting was referred to in a statement by Faisal Sa'eed Fare, general manager of the foundation and secretary-general of the award. He confirmed that the judges are meeting with the aim of making suitable decisions regarding granting or withholding the award in other areas.
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