In brief [Archives:2007/1037/Local News]
SANA'A
– YLS trains junior lawyers
March 27 ) The Sana'a Branch of Yemeni Lawyers Syndicate (YLS) started on Tuesday its first training course for junior lawyers at the Training Hall of the syndicate's premises. The course focused on three main themes, which are: developing lawyers' skills and arts of defending clients, the role of a lawyer before prosecution, and the general rules of violation crimes. The course is staged as part of a training program sponsored by the YLS while the above said themes are explained by experienced judges and judicial experts.
LAHJ
– Lahj governor review UNICEF-sponsored projects
March 27 ) Lahj Governor Abdulwahab Yahya Al-Durra and UNICEF Representative in Yemen Abdulkarim Adjibari reviewed on Monday various projects, which UNICEF supports and implements in the areas of girl education, drinking water, reproductive health and other service and social projects. At a meeting involving both officials, Al-Durra praised the international organization for its lavish support to the governorate, emphasizing that the local authorities are ready to help UNICEF in implementing the projects. He urged other organizations to contribute to the social development of his governorate.
ADEN
– 3 die as fence collapses
March 28 ) Three people working for Al-Alam Company have been reported dead and another two injured on Tuesday when the company's fence collapsed over them, said local sources in Aden governorate. The sources added that the victims, who work for a construction contractor, were attempting to dig deep the earth near the inner fence of the company, which is located on the Aden-Lahj Highway, with the aim of destroying the fence and reconstructing it. But, the 5-meter long fence collapsed over them. Two of the workers died immediately at the place of the incident while the third died after being transferred to Al-Buraihi Hospital in Aden.
TAIZ
– Taiz University organizes symposium on terrorism
March 26 ) Taiz University organized on Monday a symposium entitled “Extremism and Terrorism and Their Negative impacts in the Political, Economic and Social Areas”, in the presence of many academics, researchers and people interested in these issues. The symposium participants discussed five work papers on the state's legal right to eradicate rebellion, Al-Houthis' sectarian terrorism, importance of the national unity and its role in confronting threats posed to Yemen and the opposition's media address, which seems loyal with rebels. These papers were presented by academics, researchers and journalists.
IBB
– NCCY discusses education problems
March 28 ) The National Cultural Center for Youth established a program titled 'Youth Court' to discuss education problems and the habit of qat chewing. The program received support from the National Fund for Democracy. The NCCY made up a committee to discuss recommendations and suggestions the program come up with after training many members who nominated themselves for chairing the center's sessions. Abdullah Salam, General Manager of NCCY, said in a statement that selecting Ibb governorate for the program is based on numerous tourist factors and attractions the green governorate enjoys.
HADRAMOUT
– JMP denounces arrest campaigns against fishermen
March 28 ) The Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) in Hadramout governorate held the security authorities accountable for the repeated arrest campaigns of fishermen. The opposition parties, backed by the local council members, insisted on tackling the fishermen's problems and stopping the arrest campaigns, which made the fishermen's career full of risks. A JMP official source said that the Mukalla security authorities arrested on Monday two fishermen at the Central Market after the former asked the latter to leave the market following disputes and quarrels between fishermen and other people.
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