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Houthis storm offices of Minister of Information

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

SANA’A, Jan. 8—Unarmed Houthi popular committee members stormed othe offices of Minister of Information Nadia Saqqaf Thursday morning, forcibly seized documents and took photos of them, according to Saqqaf.

Eighty five injured in Wednesday’s Police Academy blast

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Aboluhom in News

SANA’A, Jan. 8—Ali Saria, Chairman of the Ministry of Health’s Emergency Room department, told the Yemen Times that the number of casualties seen resulting from Wednesday morning’s car bomb attack exceeded 35 dead and 85 injured.

In Brief

IN BRIEF

Published on 8 January 2015 by in News

Pointing to continued instability and a lack of resources, many in the south are skeptical of the Prime Minister’s 90-day plan to create an Aden federal region. (albawaba.com)

Southerners wary of Baha’s decentralization plan

Published on 8 January 2015 by Khalid Al-Karimi in News

SANA’A, Jan.6—Protestors and Southern Movement members in Aden are skeptical of claims by Prime Minister Khalid Bahah that Aden city will become a financial and administrative center for the region.

Previously an Islah Party stronghold, Houthis began a campaign of arrests following their takeover of Arhab district on Dec. 13.  (marebpress.net)

Fate of eight arrested sheikhs in Arhab unknown

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

SANA’A, Jan. 5—Houthis stationed in Sana’a governorate’s Arhab district arrested eight tribal sheikhs in the Bait Marran village on Monday. As of Wednesday, their fate remains unknown.

Observers have been critical of a presidential delegation that recently traveled to Sa’ada, viewing it as a sign of the government’s weakness. (Khabar Agency)

Islah MP condemns meeting between Houthi and government representatives

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

SANA’A, Jan. 6—Islah Party MP Ali Al-Ansi, speaking with the Yemen Times on Tuesday, denounced a meeting held the previous day in Sa’ada city between Houthi leader Abd Al-Malik Al-Houthi and a delegation of presidential advisors.

Dozens of high school and university graduates who were queuing in front of the police academy in hope for a job were killed and injured when a car bomb went off in front of the academy on Wednesday morning.

Over 30 killed and 40 injured in attack at police academy

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Aboluhom in News

SANA’A, Jan, 7—Over 30 were killed and 40 injured when a car bomb exploded in front of a police academy in Sana’a Wednesday morning.

GPC member assassinated in Al-Baida, four others killed

Published on 8 January 2015 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

A member of the General People’s Congress’s (GPC) standing committee and four others were killed in an ambush launched by armed assailants in the Al-Zaher district of Yemen’s Al-Baida governorate on Tuesday.

Most private and public businesses remained closed during the civil disobedience campaign, which lasted until 2 p.m. on Monday. (Al-Mukalla Today)

Civil disobedience campaign launched in Mukalla city

Published on 6 January 2015 by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki in News

SANA’A, Jan. 6— The capital of Hadramout governorate saw a widespread civil disobedience campaign begin on Monday morning with much of the city’s public facilities and businesses closing down.

Military officer assassinated in Shabwah (alqabas.com)

Military officer assassinated in Shabwah

Published on 6 January 2015 by Khalid Al-Karimi in News

SANA’A, Jan. 5— Unidentified gunmen assassinated the head of the Operations Department of the 21st Mechanized Army Brigade in Ataq city within Shabwa governorate Sunday morning, according to security sources.

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