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PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BOMBING CASE FILE MANIPULATED BY MOHAMMED KALFOOD
Penal Court Specialized in terrorism issues has received on Sunday the file of the 2011 Presidential Palace bombing case as the Prosecution still has not called in the rest of the suspects. An Insider said, “The Penal Court received the case file as the Prosecution referred the case without completing the investigation process.” “The prosecution had recently released a number of suspects, and it is hard to call them in anymore,” the
insider said, adding that the Prosecution neglected the crime architects and financers. Early this week, a gathering of three tribes, Khawlan, Sanhan and Bahlool, was held where tribesmen discussed the latest developments about the bombing case. At the meeting the tribesmen named a number of suspects and gave a respite of one month so as the Prosecution to complete the investigation processes accordingly; otherwise, the tribesmen will “take necessary actions in case of any kind of procrastination.”
TRAFFIC COP DEATH CAUSES HORRIBLE JAM IN SANA’A
TUESDAY - AUGUST 20, 2013
VOL. XVI - ISSUE 64
WITH AL-QAEDA FLAGS
MARIB TRIBESMEN PROTEST US DRONE STRIKES Marib province, northeast of Yemen, saw on Sunday a march of protesters carrying the flags of al-Qaeda to condemn what they described as “violations of Yemen’s sovereignty through the US airstrikes, while affecting the lives of dozens of civilians under the pretext of pursuing al-Qaeda elements,” a local security source told the Yemen Observer.
BY ABDUL-AZIZ OUDAH
With different kinds of guns, protesters began to roam the streets of the city of Marib, carrying al-Qaeda flags and banners that addressed the Yemeni street in particular, according to the source. The armed protesters took over two Military Police trucks, which were roving behind the march. “No casu-
alties were reported, as the Military Police members handed in the trucks submissively,” the source said.
The protesters vowed those responsible of violating Yemen’s sovereignty and causing civilian deaths that “they will not go unpunished, sooner or later.” The protesters in Marib called on all Yemeni people to hold ral-
lies condemning all such crimes, arguing that “silence will increase such crimes to reach every city and every village.”
“The voice of Yemenis should be a major factor in stopping the crimes of violating our country’s sovereignty and civilian killings by the missiles of US unmanned or manned aircraft,” the protesters said.
SUICIDE BOMBER IN CAPITAL A suicide bomber blew himself up at Habrah market in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Monday, a security source said.
“The man carrying an explosive belt blew himself up in the middle of Habra market, which led to his death and the injury of many people.” The bombing came after the security authorities have recently warned of possible al-Qaeda threats.
TRAFFIC JAM IN SABEEN ROUNDABOUT CREATED BY TRAFFIC COPS ABSENCE WHO EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH THIER COLLEAGUE KHALID SANABANI WHO PASSED AWAY IN GPH
BY ISCANDER AL-MAMARI
Negligence of doctors of the state General Police Hospital (GPH) killed a 35-year old traffic cop in Sana’a on Sunday 18.
The traffic cop, Khalid al-Sanabani, was taken by his colleague Abdullah Saber to the GPH after his health condition deteriorated badly on Sunday 10:00 am.
“I took him to GPH after he suffered severe pain in his left hand and stomach,” the colleague
Abdullah Saber said.
“GPH doctors were not in their offices for checkups. I begged and pleaded with the doctors to see my colleague Khalid”
The father of a 5 year old son and a 3 year old daughter, Khalid al-Sanabani, died soon after doctor Abdul-Rahman Mekhlafi gave him a Voltaren shot in an attempt to relieve pain before checkup. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
This also came after Yemen’s security apparatuses gathered during the last days intel reports about security infiltration of alQaeda elements from the provinces of Abyan, Shabwa, Hadramout and Marib to Sana’a.
MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CAPITAL SECRETARIAT INAUGURATED THE 6TH SANA’A SUMMER FESTIVAL AFTER A CUTOUT IN THE YEARS 2011 AND 2012 DUE TO EVENTS WITNESSED BY THE COUNTRY IN 2011. ORGANIZERS HOPE THAT THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF VISITORS THIS YEAR AS THEY CONSIDER IT A PROOF OF SECURITY STABILITY IN YEMEN.
INT’L COMPANIES QUALIFY FOR NEW YEMENI OIL BLOCKS BY HESHAM AL KIBSI
Mr. Ahmed Dares, the Minister of Oil and Metals declared that the results of the sixth competition were arranged by the Ministry of Oil and Metals for 20 oil blocks including 9 oil land blocks and 11 marine blocks. As per the outcome, there are 18 oil companies from different nationalities with the primary quali-
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The minister also mentioned that this competition was according to president Hadi’s instructions who recommended the ministry of oil and metals to put into consideration the importance of making the effort to open the gates of investments in CONTINUED ON PAGE 3