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Yemen seniors create smile on worried faces

Sep 24, 2011 - 9:27:40 AM
Yemen’s senior soccer team advanced to the finals of the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship after won over Pakistan 4-0 on Thursday.


Health Minister: WHO allocates $ 11.5 mln for health care in Yemen

Sep 17, 2011 - 12:26:45 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has allocated $ 11.5 million to finance health care's activities and medicine collages in Yemen, said the health minister AbdulKarim Rase’a on Thursday.


For some, winning isn't everything at worlds

Sep 6, 2011 - 10:48:23 PM
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Anti-government protests forced Yemeni hurdler Fatima Sulaiman Dahman to train indoors for six months before the world championships. And even then, she often practices alone because there are few other female athletes in the Muslim country.


First and only national meeting kicks off in Yemen on the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day

Jul 31, 2011 - 10:44:42 PM
On the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day, the Model 48 Hospital held a scientific forum (the first of its kind in Yemen) under the theme “New approaches in diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and the prevention ways”.
During the seminar that was initiated with the national anthem and
some verses from the Holy Quran, Prof.Dr. Yasser Abdulmughni, Gen. Manager of the 48 Hospital made a welcome speech.


Yemen’s Al Tilal hold Indian Dempo to 2-2 draw

May 4, 2011 - 10:16:23 PM
Dempo's and al-Tilal’s dreams of making it to the knockout stages of the AFC Cup ended on Wednesday after Dempo allowed Yemen's Al Tilal to come from behind and hold them to a 2-2 draw in the Group A league match at the Nehru stadium in Gola India.


Yemen tennis star claims Asian title

Feb 22, 2011 - 7:45:26 PM
Young Yemeni tennis star Ghasan Al-Ansi has won the Asian Championship title and is scheduled to travel to China next month for another major tournament.


Health workers play major role in preventing child mortality

Jan 30, 2011 - 10:56:15 AM
Bangkok, Thailand- Jan. 28, according to Save the Children organization’s latest statistic related to child mortality rate, 8 million children will die this year because they didn’t have access for simple health services and due lack of quality health workers in those children’s countries.


Drug use in East and South-East Asia a growing problem

Dec 17, 2009 - 6:31:13 AM
A recent report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has presented their findings of the current patterns and trends of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and other recreational drugs in East and South-East Asia.


Recap of Yemen's environmental issues in 2008

Dec 30, 2008 - 2:28:25 AM
In 2008, water scarcity has remained Yemen's most worrying environmental reality. Many areas in Yemen suffer a severe crisis in terms of drinking water supply, water for irrigating agricultural lands, and other vital needs. Most Yemenis have stopped drawing water from many wells, which have recently dried up.


World Aids Day celebrations call for urgent steps to deal with disease

Dec 30, 2008 - 2:18:22 AM
December 1, 2008 Yemen celebrated World AIDS Day along with the rest of the world. The celebration included a number of events and activities to increase awareness about the fight against AIDS.


Screw Worm Fly: new threat to livestock in Yemen

Dec 23, 2008 - 3:25:52 AM
Livestock in a number of the Yemeni governorates, especially al-Mahweet, are increasingly threatened by a serious pest called the Old World Screw Worm Fly (SWF).


Yemen: Gateway for early humans in their journey out of Africa

Dec 2, 2008 - 4:20:20 AM
As recently as 10 years ago, anthropologists believed the first anatomically modern humans moved northward from east Africa across the Sinai Peninsula and from there into Asia and Europe.


Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise

Dec 2, 2008 - 4:18:09 AM
With the rest of the world, on December 1st Yemen will celebrate World AIDS Day. “Leadership” has been chosen by the World AIDS Campaign as the theme for World AIDS Day 2007 and 2008.


Another three-toed dinosaur walked in Arhab

Nov 25, 2008 - 1:32:57 AM
Could you imagine yourself standing close to a dinosaur over 150 million years ago or holding his foot smiling in order to take a photo? Amazingly, you can now do just that by visiting the new two-legged dinosaur’s footprints discovered near Arhab.


World Toilet Day

Nov 25, 2008 - 1:30:27 AM
World Toilet Day on November 19th marks the foundation of the World Toilet Organization, a partner in the UN International Year of Sanitation 2008 - initiatives to improve toilets and sanitation globally.


Fighting AIDS and misinformation remains an international concern

Nov 18, 2008 - 2:37:01 AM
Voluntary counseling and testing centers may reduce the spread of the AIDS virus, which threatens the whole world- including Yemen. This problem was the aim of a workshop held by the National AIDS Program (NAP), in Sana’a.


Poverty and water discussed in recent analysis

Nov 11, 2008 - 4:26:38 AM
Yemen is a poor country, and most of its citizens are either poor or very poor. Water problems are an important component of poverty. To asses this issue, a workshop entitled Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reforms was recently convened.


More than 600,000 students targeted in bilharzia campaign

Nov 11, 2008 - 4:24:38 AM
Around 680,870 boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18 in 1774 schools have been targeted for four days as part of the third phase of the national campaign to rid 32 districts in Sana’a, Ibb, Lahjj, Sa’ada, Hodeidah, and Shabwa of bilharzia.


Higher population growth spurs national efforts

Nov 11, 2008 - 4:04:49 AM
Yemen’s rapidly growing population, currently estimated at 22.3 million with 670,000 new Yemenis expected in 2007, presents a serious challenge. In response, the Secretariat General of the National Population Council on Sunday launched an awareness campaign on reproductive health and family planning in a number of secondary schools in the Capital Secretariat.


New elections done to increase arguments among Yemeni doctors

Nov 4, 2008 - 2:45:02 AM
The Yemen Observer recently published an article about the results of elections to the Doctors Syndicate of the Capital-Secretariat Branch during a subsidiary meeting on October 16. The purpose of these elections was to choose an administrative authority for the syndicate.


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