Yemen
May 16, 2000
The authorities in Yemen temporarily disconnected the country's mobile phone network Monday for "security reasons" in the run-up to the celebrations m
May 14, 2000
A morgue assistant who lured medical students to his workplace has been arrested for the murder, rape and mutilation of at least 16 young women in Yem
May 11, 2000
Several thousand people demonstrated in the troubled south Yemeni town of Dhaleh on Thursday to protest the lawlessness and brutality of the security
May 8, 2000
Some 1,000 students demonstrated in the troubled Yemeni town of Dhaleh on Monday to protest at deadly clashes with security forces in which one of the
Yemen's top religious leaders have issued an edict (fatwa) banning normalization with Israel, an apparent reaction to the government of the Arab state
May 5, 2000
Bahrain and Yemen agreed Thursday to boost cultural cooperation particularly in the spheres of archaeology, museums and preservation of manuscripts an
April 26, 2000
The US government will raise its financial aid to Yemen to reach 30-40 million dollars, US ambassador to Yemen Barbara Boudin said on Tuesday. "Th
April 23, 2000
Yemen has called on Arab nations to boycott a Hollywood film it claims portrays Yemenis as "killers and terrorists", local media reported Saturday. T
April 18, 2000
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, on his first visit to Iran, called on Monday for an end to regional tensions, Iranian state television reporte
March 14, 2000
The fourth Arab Business Conference will be held in Kuwait next month. The secretary general of the Association of Arab Businessmen, Taher A-Sharif,
March 5, 2000
Population:18.1 million (1999 estimate)Population Growth Rate:3.7 percentReligions:99% Muslim with some Jews, Christians, Hindus.Government:RepublicLanguages:Arabic (Many businessmen and government of
March 2, 2000
A recent spate of thefts has reportedly spread across Shaqrah city in Abin governorate. According to al Ayam daily, burglars have entered private apa
TradeThe government eliminated import licensing in 1996 and cut tariff rates into four bands between 5 percent and 25 percent ad valorum. The government instituted an excise tax on industrial inputs a
Adequate IPR laws have been enacted (law 19 of 1994). The problem is the weak legal system. Influence with the judge and government is often more important than the facts. The country is not a member
In general, Yemen has many adequate business laws on the book. The problem has been enforcement. It is not uncommon for the outcome of cases to depend on someone's relationship with government officia