SANA'A, Sept. 16 (Saba)- Official statistics discovered recently the illiteracy rate in Yemen had dropped from 56 percent to 45.7 percent of children aged 10 years and waned among women to 62.1 percent and 29.8 percent among men.

SOCOTRA, (Saba)- Yemen has asked its people to support the nomination of Socotra Island to become one of the New7Wonders of natural monuments and sites to be announced on August 08, 2008.

Development is considered as one of the most important issues in every country in the world. Achieving it, directly or indirectly, is a vital goal in order to build a civil society consists of institutions that organize and run the actual developing whe

By Sowsan Al-Gowfi. Yemeni society did not use to hear about the Valentine a decade ago as it is an occasion confined to the Christian societies. Recently, a tiny segment of younger generation in the main cities started to celebrate the occasion

The Social Development Fund is to carry out(1037 projects with a total cost estimated at $US80 million dollar this year 2005. Based on the fund’s work plan,the Yemeni news agency Saba has got a copy of it, these project

By Rowyda al-Shergaby. Moscow, Sabanet:Director of Middle East department in the Novo City News Agency Mr. Fladmir Kidrov had met with the republic of Yemen ambassador in Moscow Mr. Abdul- Wahab Al-Rowhani and filed the following interview about the

Volume of trade between Yemen and the APEC made up around 48% of Yemen,s foreign trade , estimated at (1.3YR) trillion Yemeni Rial in 2003. According to a report issued by the Central Statistical Organization(CSO) indic

Chairman of the General Investment Authority (GIA) Mr. Abdul-Karee Motair revealed to Sabanet that the (GIA) plan for 2005 includes a promotion program for corporate invested enterprises in tourism and producing electronic

Legislations and Traditions. Interviewed by Mustfa Nuser. Dr. Belqis Abu Osba,a , Prof. Of Politics at Sana'a university demanded the political parties encouraging woman and pushing her up in the decision making process via quota system with a 30%

Civil Service Minister revealed that arrangements have come to the final touches for carrying out the system of the photo and fingerprint in the framework of the administrative reform program the government has been embarking on. He confirmed that th

By Abdelhameed Al- Sherabi & Mohammed Thabet. Bura,a is a spectacular forest , some 50km eastern the city of Hudeidah, 265km away from the capital Sana’a. The (4100) hectares forest lies at 300 - 800 meters above the Sea level and it combines t

The republic of Yemen has launched the general census of population and houses counting on the eve of Dec.17,2004 . This is the second census in the country since the country re-unification in May 1990, while it is the fourth one in Yemen. Background.

Report by Ebraheem Al-Gonaid. The fourth annual carnival of the Palm Trees and Nabk is scheduled to be organized in the city of Shebbam Hudhramout from Dec.18 to 20. The function is arranged by the governorate's leadership in coordination with th

By Al-Ezy Al-Essami. Tourist Sector in the ministry of culture and tourism has begun recently to redouble the efforts aiming to develop the tourist resources and promote tourist activities as well as to adopt the most advanced means of international to

Survey by Rowaida al-Shergabi. Russians officials and intellectuals have come to say that president Ali Abdullah Saleh is worthy to be honored the civilization dialogue decoration for the year 2004. A decoration that Russian National Glory Center used

Sultanoov: The Civilization Dialogue Decoration Is A Recognition of HE President Ali Abdullah Saleh Efforts for Developing The Yemeni Russian Relations.

Interviewed by Abdel- Hameed al-Sherabi. Dr. Khaled Al-Irayani, director of the general bureau of health in the capital secretariat stated that the bureau has shut down some 110 of the wholesale drugs storages in the capital Sana’a for dealing

Yemeni economy has been witnessing fast growth ever since the revolution victory. Several breakthrough had been already made in the various fields. Industrial installations had begun from scratch in 1962 to reach up to more than 49 thousand by the end of

The telecommunication sector has been developing rapidly since the country reunification on May 22, 1990. A breakthrough has already been made in the national network of the telecommunication. The Telecom Network capacity has been increasingly develo

Report By Abdul-Hameed Al-Sheraby. Yemen marked the international Day for eradicating illiteracy which meets the 8th of September . Tributes were aid to the efforts made by individuals, institutions and organizations in this domain. Illiteracy is a