In brief [Archives:2007/1078/Local News]
SANA'A
– Yemen wins second place in Arab table tennis competition
Aug 18 ) Yemeni players won the second place at the eleventh Arab Union Table Tennis Championship that took place in Yemen. More than 200 participants from 11 different Arab countries played in the competition, in which Egypt occupied the first rank with 19 different medals.
– School registration starts around the Republic
Aug 18 ) Starting Saturday, registration doors are open for students to enrol in the academic year 2007/2008. Education for schools is to start at the beginning of September. This means that the speculations of September to be off because of Ramdan, the month in which Muslims fast, are proved false. Ramadan is supposed to start on Sept 13 and the working and education hours will vary slightly until mid October.
– First Arab Democratic Forum
Aug 19 ) Cultures Bridge Forum will hold, next Wednesday, the first Sana'a forum on democracy in the Arab world. Preparations for the forum are being taken by the Cultures Bridge Forum in collaboration with the National Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Development, the Amman Centre for Human Rights Studies, and the General Union of the Arab Women.
Representatives from non-governmental organizations of 17 Arab states will take part in the two-day forum, according to Abdul Karim al-Iryani, the head of the Cultures Bridge forum and the chairman of the Preparatory Committee.
DHAMAR
– Seminar on human rights
Aug 19 ) A seminar on human rights is organized today by the Dialogue Centre for developing a human rights culture in Dhamar. The seminar is conducted in cooperation with the Middle East research centre for human rights and development in KSA along with the Ministry of Human Rights. A number of academicians and activists are attending the seminar which aims at clarifying human-rights-related laws and the local legalisations that govern these rights.
TAIZ
– Exchange of animals between Taiz and Al-Sharga Zoos
Aug 19 ) Taiz zoo was granted thirty five rare species from UAE's Al-Bustan Centre in exchange for six Yemeni tigers, three males and three females. This exchange comes within the mutual agreement between the Yemeni and the UAE authorities to protect wild life and promote nature. There is an increasing number of locals visiting Taiz zoo because of the recent attention the Zoo has been provided with. Thus, the Zoo management hopes to expand and improve the facilities in the zoo to make it more attractive for visitors.
SA'ADA
– WFP provides food to 36,000 displaced people
Aug 17 ) The United Nations World Food Program, Sana'a office, said it has approved a new operation to provide food assistance to 36,000 people displaced by the conflict in Saada governorate in north-western Yemen.
The WFP website reported last Thursday that the three-month operation, worth US$1.3 million, will carry on the Program's efforts which started two months ago. The number of persons to receive food assistance during the new operation has increased by 16,000 due to the improvement of the security conditions. Therefore, the Program will have better access to the needy in the very remote areas of the governorate, said WFP.
ADEN
– Girls' football championship launched
Aug 18 ) The general union for football has launched girls' football championship in Aden's closed sports auditorium. The opening match was between Lahj and Abyan teams, which ended with Abyan winning over Lahj, six goals to one. The coming days will witness the competition of different teams, coming from different governorates, for the trophy.
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