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Automatically translated by Google News from Sahwa Net
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Father of al-Awlaki files lawsuit against U.S. administration
(Sahwa Net) - 2010-08-31 Sahwa Net- Two U.S. human rights groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. administration in an attempt to stop plotting to assassinate the Untied States-born Anwar al-Awlaki. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit after they had a license from the Treasury Department to represent the father of Anwar al-Awlaki, citing that the permission will allow them to fight a larger legal battle over policies 
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Dutch police hold two Yemeni terror
(Sahwa Net) - 2010-08-31 Source: Euronews Two men remained in custody in the Netherlands on Tuesday after being arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. Dutch authorities have not identified the Yemeni-born suspects, who have not been formally charged
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Yemeni politicians warn from Yemen Somalization
(Sahwa Net) - 2010-08-31 Sahwa Net- Yemeni politicians and academics have called all Yemeni political forces to do their best to bring Yemen out of its crises, warning from what they called "Yemen Somalization". In a symposium on "Yemen situations" held in Dhala'a city, al-Dhahiri stressed the importance that the Yemeni authorities admit the current crises Yemen face, pointing that the fragility of Yemen's institutions is a clear evidence of the government
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Bar association condemns abduction of SJC head's borther
(Sahwa Net) - 2010-08-30 Sahwa Net- The Yemeni Bar Syndicate condemned the kidnapping of the brother of the Supreme Judicial Court head, Esam al-Samwi, on Saturday. The syndicate expressed sorrow as Dr. Asim al-Samwai was kidnapped, demanding the government to immediately arrest the kidnappers and bring them to justice
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Report: Yemen has huge education problem
(Sahwa Net) - 2010-08-30 Source : UPI About 1.4 million Yemeni children do not attend school and live under the threat of illiteracy, education officials said. A report by Yemen's Supreme Council for Education Planning said attaining a basic education in the country has a long way to go, the SABA news agency said Monday
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Security arrests 14 al-Qaeda fighters
(Nasser Arrabyee) 2010-09-07 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-07 08:10:00 GMT A total of 14 al-Qaeda suspects were arrested in the city of Lawdar, Abyan where Yemeni forces having been combing al-Qaeda hideouts for more than two weeks now, official sources said Sunday “The security forces are hunting for the remaining terrorists around the clock, and those trying to escape will be arrested at the security check points which surround
[source: Yemen Observer]
Yemen to offer 15 blocks for exploration in October
(Abdul-Aziz Oudah) 2010-09-07 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-07 08:10:00 GMT Yemen plans to offer next month the rights to develop 15 offshore hydrocarbon blocks as part of Yemen’s plan to increase oil production, Oil Minister Amir al-Aidarous said last Saturday. “Expanding explorations is one of the main concerns of the
[source: Yemen Observer]
Tax authority and private sector agree on 5 points for sales tax implementation
(A. Fattah Haidarah) 2010-09-07 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-07 08:10:00 GMT The tax authority and businessmen have agreed on six provisions for the implementation of the sales tax law. Businessmen confirmed in a statement issued Thursday their agreement on the sales tax law’s implementation. They demanded that the tax authority should facilitate an agreeable mechanism for tax collection
[source: Yemen Observer]
Al-Qaeda militant arrested, soldier killed, four injured
(Shuaib M. al-Mosawa & Nasser Arrabyee) 2010-09-07 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-07 08:10:00 GMT A foreign al-Qaeda suspect was arrested in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, said the ministry of interior on Saturday. Jaber Ali Al Qaifi, 27, an Arab, was arrested in Mukairas area while riding a motorcycle from the town of Lawdar where fierce confrontations between al-Qaeda and the Yemen security forces killed more than 30 people including 19 militants and 11 soldiers earlier last month
[source: Yemen Observer]
Pentagon proposes more funds to boost Yemen’s forces
(Mohammed al-kibsi) 2010-09-04 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 23:10:00 GMT 
The U.S. military’s Central Command has proposed pumping as much as .2 billion over five years into building up Yemen’s security forces, a major investment in a sign of Washington’s fears of al-Qaeda’s growing foothold on the Arabian Peninsula
[source: Yemen Observer]
U.S dollar expected to decrease to YR180
(Iscadner al-Mamari) 2010-09-04 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 23:10:00 GMT The national currency continued its recovery against the U.S dollar and other foreign currencies for the second consecutive week following the government’s effective measures for the protection of the riyal. According to 26 September official website, responsible financial and economic sources expected the riyal to continue to improve in the upcoming period 180 riyals for one dollar
[source: Yemen Observer]
Dutch authorities release two Yemenis
(Abdul-Aziz Oudah) 2010-09-04 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 23:10:00 GMT Dutch prosecutors released without charge on Wednesday two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam Monday who were taken into custody on suspicion of planning a possible terrorist attack. “Two men from Yemen in custody since Monday on suspicion of possible involvement in the planning of a terrorist act were freed this
[source: Yemen Observer]
Al-Qaeda militants clash with troops, Abyan
(Shuaib M. al-Mosawa) 2010-09-04 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 23:10:00 GMT Gunmen believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda assassinated early Wednesday an investigation officer in Ja’ar district, Abyan province, and a civilian believed to be the son of a prominent figure of the General People’s Congress (GPC), a security source confirmed with the Yemen Observer
[source: Yemen Observer]
New York summit to address Yemeni challenges
(Shuaib M. al-Mosawa) 2010-09-04 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 23:10:00 GMT United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen issued Thursday a joint statement and agreed to hold a ministerial meeting between the Yemeni Government and Friends of Yemen on Friday 24th of September in New York, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said Wednesday. The meeting will review progress since the high-level meeting in London in January as well as direct future work of the Friends of Yemen and give new momentum and support to key areas of reform
[source: Yemen Observer]
Al-Qaeda statement denies official reports
(Shuaib M. al-Mosawa) 2010-09-01 - Retrieved at: 2010-09-04 20:10:00 GMT Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) distributed a statement denying the interior ministry’s reports regarding the killing al Qaeda members or the surrendering of its members to security. Al Qaeda’s statement was widely distributed throughout Lawdar district, describing the interior ministry report as part of a media war
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