MAHWEET, Jan. 31 (Saba)- A local official has said that six aid workers were kidnapped Tuesday by gunmen in Mhaweet province, west of Sana'a.

SANA’A, Jan. 30 (Saba)- The Handicraft Symposium and Traditional Sana’ani Craft Exhibition were inaugurated on Monday in Sana’a, under the patronage of Sa’ad ElDin Ali Salem Ben Taleb, Minister of Trade and Industry.

SANA’A, Jan. 30 (Saba)- Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa received on Monday Spanish ambassador to Yemen Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica.

SANA’A, Jan. 30 (Saba)- The Presidential Decree No. (1) for 2012 was issued on Monday appointing a new member of the Supreme National Authority For Combating Corruption.

SANA’A, Jan. 30 (Saba)- Communications and Information Technology Minister Ahmed Bin Dagr met on Monday with Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali Bin Mohammed al-Hamdan.

SANA’A, Jan. 30 (Saba)- Finance Minister Sakhr al-Wajeeh met on Monday a mission of the International Monetary Fund headed by Hassan al-Atrash, which is currently visiting Yemen.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi met on Sunday the ambassadors of UNSC permanent member states and the Gulf Cooperation Council and head of the EU mission in Yemen.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- Information Minister Ali Ahmed al-Amrani met on Sunday Turkish ambassador to Yemen Fazeli Korman.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammad al-Saadi met on Sunday Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali Bin Mohammed al-Hamdan.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa chaired on Sunday a consultative meeting with a number of foreign ambassadors to Yemen.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- Interior Minister General Abdul-Qader Qahtan met on Sunday Turkish ambassador to Yemen Fazli Corman.

SANA’A, Jan. 29 (Saba)- Interior Minister General Abdul-Qader Qahtan met on Sunday Egyptian ambassador to Yemen Ashraf Aql.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived Sunday in New York on a visit to the United States for medical treatment.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Saba)- The UN Security Council has welcomed progress achieved in implementing the political transition in Yemen.

MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Saba)- Russia expected that the presidential election in Yemen will be held at an appointed date, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has said.

SANA’A, Jan. 28 (Saba)- The Islamic Relief has concluded in Sana'a three training courses for community leaders of Saada province on skills of dealing with conflict transformation and peace building.

LONDON, Jan. 28 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived Saturday in the British capital London coming from the Omani capital Muscat.

SANA’A, Jan. 28 (Saba)- Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa has received Hugues Mingarelli, Managing Director for the Middle East and Southern Neighborhood at the European External Action Service.

SANA’A, Jan. 27 (Saba)- The UN staff member, who has been held in Yemen since 15 January, arrived on Friday in a UN safe haven in Sana’a after he was released earlier.

SANA'A, Jan. 26 (Saba) - A top European official asserted Thursday the European Union (EU) support for the underway process of political transition in Yemen.