Yemen plans major boost in 2012 spending
Yemen: Yemeni lawmakers have approved a budget for 2012 that sharply increases spending to meet demand for more jobs and social services after a year of violent political protests, Reuters has...
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DP World Aden rolls out big welcome for 300m long vessel on maiden visit
Yemen: Aden Container Terminal (ACT), operated by global marine terminal operator DP World, has received and serviced one of the largest container vessels to call at the historic Yemeni port, the Kota...
View ArticleYemen LNG says operations resumed on April 21
Yemen: Yemen LNG, which is run by France's Total, has said operations have been resumed on April 21, following a blast on its feed pipeline in end-March had stopped production, Reuters has reported....
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Flydubai launches four-times weekly flights to Sana'a
Yemen: Flydubai, Dubai's innovative low-cost airline, has inaugurated services to its latest destination Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world....
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Second consultative workshop to review and update the national fisheries...
Yemen: Under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Mohammad Salem Basendwa, Prime Minster of Yemen, the Ministry of Fisheries has conducted the Second Consultative Workshop to Review and Update the National...
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UNDP and the Government of Yemen sign Emergency Capacity Development Facility...
Yemen: A signing ceremony of "Emergency Capacity Development Facility" project document was held in Sana'a, between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Government of Yemen (GoY),...
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Gulf Air to increase flights to Sana'a
Yemen: Gulf Air is set to increase the number of flights to the Yemeni capital, Sana'a from three to four times a week, as of June 6, 2012, in response to growing passenger traffic. The move comes...
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Saudi renews Yemen travel warning to citizens
Yemen: Saudi Arabia has renewed a warning to its citizens not to visit Yemen, still reeling from a year of political unrest and an ongoing war against Al-Qaeda, AFP has reported. "Given the...
View ArticleUNDP expands its economic, social and developmental support to the youth of...
Yemen: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Yemen (GoY), represented by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, signed two project documents today at...
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Yemeni airline industry struggles
Yemen: The Yemeni transportation minister, Waed Batheeb has said that one year of political turmoil has taken its toll on the country's air transportation industry, Yemen Times has reported. "Air...
View ArticleDP World rejects Yemen port accusations
Yemen: DP World has said allegations it had failed to meet its obligations in running Yemen's Aden container port were "misleading and unfounded," Reuters has reported. Yemen's anti-corruption body...
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DP World's Aden Container Terminal receives new gantry cranes
Yemen: As part of its continued focus on efficiency and commitment to customers, DP World Aden this month received and operated an additional two gantry cranes, bringing up to seven the number of...
View ArticleNew youth savings program launched in Yemen
Yemen: Silatech and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) have signed an agreement with Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) and Al-Kuraimi Islamic Microfinance Bank (KIMB)...
View ArticleYemen to resume oil imports from Maarib next week
Yemen: Yemen's oil minister has said oil exports from the country's Maarib province are to be resumed next week following violence which halted shipments for over a year and led to losses of up to...
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License issued by TED to organize the first TEDx conference in Yemen
Yemen: Yemen has finally joined the rest of the Arab world in getting a license from TED to organize TEDxSanaa as the first TEDx conference in the country. TEDx conferences emerged as an idea to...
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Main Yemen oil refinery resumes operation
Yemen: Yemen's main oil refinery in the port city of Aden has resumed operations after months of suspension in the wake of consecutive attacks on oil pipelines in the lawless province of Mareb, Gulf...
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Medco takes Yemen block for $90m
Yemen: Indonesian oil and gas firm, PT Medco Energi Internasional has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC to acquire a 25% stake in the Malik Block 9 in...
View ArticleYemen says gas pipeline blast 'act of sabotage'
Yemen: Yemen LNG has said that an explosion caused by sabotage has hit a gas pipeline feeding the country's only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, Reuters has reported. The explosion...
View ArticleYemen's oil revenues rise to $381m in June
Yemen: The Yemeni government has said the country's oil revenues rose to $381m in June this year compared with $185m in the previous month, Gulf News has reported. The rise was attributed to the...
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Yemen's port halts DP World deal
Yemen: The Yemeni transport ministry has announced the port authority in the Yemeni city of Aden has begun contacts with Dubai government-owned port operator DP World on cancelling a contract to...
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