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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR SHOT DEAD

BY ABDUL-AZIZ OUDAH

Member of Parliament,(MP) head of the National Committee for Community Development, Shawqi al-Qadhi, revealed that the special committee for investigation of the forcibly hidden, received only fifty cases since its formation in November 26, 2012, attributing this to non-interaction of the community and media to this issue.

MILITARY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SECURITY IMBALANCES IN THE COUNTRY

The Military Committee, headed by the Defense Minister, approved in its weekly meeting Sunday security tasks and procedures on its agenda to prevent any security im-

balances that may harm the higher interests of the nation.In the presence of Sana’a Capital Secretary Abdelkader Ali Hilal, Mareb Governor Sultan al-Arada, Mreb Secu-

rity Director, the 3rd Military Region Commander, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Saif al-Muharrami, the Committee CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

YEMEN TO CORRECT EXPATS’ POSITION IN KSA

BY FARES ANAM

The Ministerial committee chaired by the Expatriates Minister, Mojahed al-Qohali, assigned by the cabinet to study the addressing of the Yemeni expatriates’ situation in the KSA, approved the submission of a report to the cabinet, including the government’s vision for adopting special arrangements for correcting the Yemeni expatriates positions in KSA by communication and coordination with the concerned Saudi authorities.

The meeting emphasized the need for promotion of brotherly relations of the two people, especially considering that Yemen is undergoing difficult situations which needs the support of its brothers and friends to overcome

its crisis which is about to devastate the country.

The Expatriates Minister ensured at the meeting, the need for joining ef-

forts to provide better services to the Yemeni expatriates and to promote the brotherly and friendly links with the countries of immigration.

This came in a lecture which he gave before the team of National Reconciliation, the Transitional Justice and the issues of national perspective at the National Dialogue CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

FUNERAL OF AHMED ABDUL RAZZAQ

BY MOHAMMED KALFOOD

Director of Hadramout Military Intelligence was assassinated early Saturday by unknown elements in one of a series of similar operations in south east Yemen.

“Brigadier Ahmed Abdul Razzaq was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Fowah area of Mukallah city,” security sources told Hadramout alGhad local news sites.

The gunmen were onboard a motorcycle, fired at the Brigadier and

killed him on the spot, according to the sources.

The assassination came as a continuation of the ‘liquidation’ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Thousands of supporters of the Southern Movement in the city of Aden, on Saturday, commemorated the ninth anniversary of the civil war, which ended with the control of pro-unity forces on the southern areas after two months of fighting with the forces that led a failed secession attempt.

Hirak supporters, who gathered in the al-Aroud courtyard in Khormaksar area, lifted the former Southern state flags and pictures of the Southern Movement activists who were killed by government forces since the start of the movement in 2007 and wore black ribbons.

This gathering is the fifth rally organized by factions of the southern movement in the city of Aden in an attempt to prove that the southerners are standing behind them in demanding the restoration

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munity not to ignore the struggle of the people of the south and their choice, as expressed in their

FLOODS SWEEP SANA’A

BY FARES ANAM

Floods, accompanied by dense snow, prevented car from crossing and the citizens in cars from returning or leaving Sana’a in Naqil Yasleh, on the outskirts of Sana’a, on Saturday afternoon.

The trapped citizens, who were trapped by rocks pushed out by the floods onto the road, appealed to the Government and the Ministry of Public Works and Highways for quick removal of those rocks so that they can continue their transit.

In a related news, Al-Sayelah, which flows through the center of the capital Sana›a and is the main carrier of annual flood waters , witnessed a huge floods due to the heavy rain fall in the capital

NDC MEMBERS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST TARGETED KILLINGS IN YEMEN A number of NDC members demonstrated in the conference area lobby of the Movenpick Hotel on Sunday condemning the target of the demonstrating members and continued violence, insecurity, and targeted killings in Yemen.

The protest was held just one day after Chief Intelligence Officer for Hadhramout governorate Ahmed M. Abdulrazzak was assassinated.

The protesters demanded that security in general be boosted and also for the perpetrators of the murder to be arrested without delay.

Meanwhile, some other participants in the demonstration held up placards with words condemning the practice of slavery, which they said continues to exist in some areas of Hodeida and Hajja governorates.

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of the southern state.

The media close to the southern movement reported that civil disobedience was witnessed in southern cities including Hadramout, but charges are directed to the Hirak for imposing civil disobedience by force.

Supporters of the southern movement came out in the areas of Bayhan, , Asilan and al-Aeen in the province of Shabwah in a long march and ended in Shuqayr area that was a border outlet between the two divided countries before reunification in 1990.

The southern demonstrators raised the southern state flags and black flags as a metaphor for the sad impression of the southerners on the day which marks the anniversary of the start of the civil war.

The pro-movement factions demanded the restoration of the southern state that is a part of

and in another cities.

Al-Sayelah causes - in times of heavy rains - the death of dozens of people and washes away hundreds of cars annually. Pedestrians and drivers are suddenly surprised by the floods which yield no warning.

This year, lots of Yemenis have experienced flooding from within their cars, even though the summer season of heavy rains is still in its infancy.

Citizens complain about the absence of government civil defense as they are not presence during floods to rescue the people in alSayelah.

The citizens appealed to the government to quickly develop solutions and security measures

peaceful struggle and their insistence on libration independence and restore their state.

YEMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN ARAB TRAVEL MARKET IN DUBAI

Yemen is to participate in the Arab Travel Market (ATM) scheduled for the Emirate of Dubai during the period of May 6-9.

Executive Director of Tourism Promotion Council , Fatima alHuraibi explained to Saba that this participation comes as a part of the council’s plan for the current year , includes the participation in nine international fairs and it has participated in four of them ,which were (Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, Turkey, and Italy). and proactive alerts to warn citizens of floods and the closure of

all ports of al-Sayelah at times of rain.

CHILDREN’S PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS NDC GENERAL SECRETARIAT

BY OBSERVER STAFF

The fifth conference of the Children’s Parliament (CP) started early Saturday at the House of representatives under the slogan: (The Involvement of Children in Dialogue Conference between Reality and Rights).

Al-Huraibi pointed out that participation in Dubai includes four travel agencies in addition to the Council and aims at marketing the Yemeni tourism product in its relevance.

Minister: Yemen’s participation in Milano is positive and successful Tourism Minister, Qasim Sallam has described Yemen’s participation in Milan exhibition for tourism, which was recently concluded in the Italian city of Milano, as positive and successful.

Tourism Minister –Head of Yemen’s delegation- told Saba, upon his return to Sana’a on Monday, that the participation aimed at affirming the presence of Yemen on the world tourism map despite what was recounted by various media about the security situation in Yemen.

At the meeting, the CP questioned the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Save the Children and the NDC General Secretariat, the Rights and Freedoms Committee, the State-building and Transitional justice Committee, the Civil Society Commission.

He confirmed that the Yemeni pavilion in the exhibition contains promotional items, such as tourist films, books, brochures and maps as well as a presentation on Yemen’s handicrafts ,heritage ,civilization and picturesque tourist landscapes.

The conference also discussed the reasons for not involving the children in the National Dialogue Conference and what the dialogue will offer to the Children given the fact that children in Yemen are representing half of the population.

The accompanying delegation included a number of businessmen and representatives from tourism and travel agencies.

THE “REAPER” ON YEMENI ROADS

BY FARES ANAM

37 people died in various accidents during the first quarter of this year, in the province of Sana’a, according to latest official statistics published by the Ministry of Interior.

93 car accident resulted in the death of 37 people, among them nine juveniles and four females, while the rest were adult males.

The accidents caused the injuries of 152 people and 97 of them were seriously injured.

Traffic statistics indicated that the recorded incidents during the same period in the governorate were distributed as the following incidents: 28 accidents involving pedestrians, 26 crash incidents, 19 motorcycles crash incidents, and 17 vehicles turn over incidents, in addition to other incidents.

Statistics estimated that material losses caused by accidents reached 49 million and 51 thousand riyals.

The published report attributed the causes of traffic accidents, in the governorate of Sana›a during the first quarter of this year, to the neglect of the drivers who caused the occurrence of 36 incidents, and to the speed that was behind the occurrence of 33 incidents, while the cause was the negligence of pedestrians in the occurrence of 19 incidents , and technical malfunctions were behind the occurrence of 5 accidents.

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AL-SAEEDA AIRWAYS CONCLUDES TRAINING SESSION IN SAFETY FIELDS Al-Saeeda (Arabia Felix), concluded a training session in safety fields in collaboration with the Royal Jordanian Airways.

Felix Executive Director, Engineer Mohammed Abdullah al-Arahsha, explained to the Yemeni News Agency, (Saba,) that the session targeted the major departments in the company, such as the air, technical, financial, human resources and information technology operations, noting the importance of the safety program, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organiza-

tion (ICAO).

“Most of the Airlines, including Felix are keen to take the necessary measures to guarantee the safety of its passengers, planes and the company staff. The procedures are placed within an agreed system which is compatible with the development which the programming department is witnessing in general,” the executive manager said.

Engineer al-Arahsha said “the safety program is considered to be a risk management one, on

which the risk management that is known to the various departments depends on for the generation of a risk reporting program, and the encouragement of all the company’s staff for supporting and participation in it for achieving the desired results from it.”

Al-Arahsha explained that the program will help in enabling the main departments in the company to adopt an early warning mechanism for dealing with risks, identification and analyzing them in terms of their significance before

they happen or lead to accidents, stressing the keenness of the Felix company to follow the latest new developments in the Aviation world, for providing the best services for their customers, especially in the safety fields.

It is noteworthy that the training session was held under supervision of the safety department at the Royal Jordanian, which is accredited by the European Authority for Aviation Sector Regulation, as the first aviation company which provides such a program.

OIL PIPELINE BLOWN UP IN METEOROLOGY WARNS OF ROCK MARIB, EASTERN YEMEN FALLS AND SUDDEN INFLUX OF FLOODS

BY HESHAM SAMI AL-KIBSI

An oil pipeline stretching from the 25th well in Ass’ad al-Kamel oil field located in Safer area in al-Wadi (valley) district, Marib province east of Yemen was subject to bombing on Friday.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on its website that 2 subversive elements blew up the oil pipeline yesterday, noting that a technical team of engineers moved to the site of the pipeline which is linked to an oil well.

The MoI stated that it has been able to reveal the identity of the subversive elements that blew up the oil pipeline and their names are as follows: Naji Hussein al-Na’aj and Saeed Mohammed bin Shaherah.

The MoI stated that both sabo-

BY FARES ANAM

The National Center for Meteorology launched warnings for urban mountain residents to take the necessary precautions of thunderstorms and sudden influx of floods in corals and valleys.

The center called the residents of deserts and interior plateaus for the provinces of Taiz, Shabwa, Hadramout, al-Mahrah, al-Jawf, Marib, and Sa›ada to stay away from the floodplain and lack of presence in the wombs of the valleys, and warned of rock falls in the streets and mountain slopes.

The weather forecast of the center predicted warm wet air flow and withdraw south-east wind of the Arabian Sea and the South Bank of the Red Sea, accompanied by cold airflow contributes to instability in the atmosphere during the next 48 hours.

teurs are residents of the al-Wadi (valley) District and that they are being pursued by security apparatuses.

Yemen is incurring significant economic losses due to the exposure of oil and gas pipelines to repeated sabotage acts.

FIELD VISITS OF NDC INTERIOR HEIGHTENS SECURITY ALERT TEAMS TO ALL

BY FARES ANAM

The Interior Ministry announced stepping up security alert in Rada’ Directorate in expectation of attacks by the terrorist al-Qaeda elements.

The Security Media Center of the Interior Ministry explained that

the raising of the alert is attributed to information on the movements of a number of terrorist groups in al-Soda and Mashba’ areas.

Information says that these elements may launch terrorist attacks on military sites similar to the one which happened in al-Tha’lib military area on last Tuesday and

Wednesday.

The ministry stressed its ability to respond strongly to any such adventures, adding that it can deal with all potential terrorist attempts.

Meanwhile the security forces in al-Baidha arrested 3 persons suspected of carrying out explosions

and security disorders in the city which targeted the public security and stability in the province.

The special force caught A M Khodair, MA A Morwan and A A al-Margham within their participation in the implementation of wanted elements pursuit plan in the province.

CONTINUATION FROM FRONT PAGE SABOTEURS CHALLENGE MILITARY COMMITTEE

BY OBSERVER STAFF

The General Presidency of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) discussed on Saturday with the heads of the nine field visits’ teams, a number of issues listed in their agenda, including the follow up of the field visits’ plan and the mechanism adopted by the teams.

The presidency discussed two proposals regarding the field visits plans, where the first proposal includes the visit of each team to two Provinces in which the teams are given the freedom of choice to them.

The second proposal aims to carry out the field visits at the rate of

one member from each team to go to all the Provinces capitals, with an overall number of twenty two members to each province, for one week.

The presidency is scheduled to finish Sunday the approval of the suitable proposal for the teams’ field visit.

Yasser al-Ro’aini, the NDDC Under Secretary said on Saturday that the NDC work teams will discuss the mechanisms of the field teams visits to the Provinces.

Al-Ro’ini told 26 September net that the NDC Presidency will discuss with the nine heads of the teams the field visit plans and their scheduled mechanisms.

reviewed all issues related to the security situation in Marib province, focusing on the frequent attacks on oil pipelines as well as power lines and towers, which led to dire consequences to the country, the national economy and public life of the citizens.

The Committee also adopted the decision of a number of military and security procedures determined to prevent the recurrence of such attacks warding off those who carry out such criminal acts of sabotage.

The Committee noted the need for involving the local authority leaders and military and security all concerned authorities to resolve all

outstanding difficulties as well as firmness in dealing with those who tamper with the destiny of the nation, stressing that it will take strict actions and will not tolerate in dealing with targeting the security and stability of the homeland and public stability.

The Military Committee invited all people to stand united with full responsibility to protect the public facilities.

Hours after this meeting, unknown attackers blew up the power lines in al Shabwan eria , Mareb province, state media reported.

ONLY 50 FORCIBLY HIDDEN CASES RECEIVED

conference, in the Saturday’s session, headed by head of the

team Dr. Abdul-Bari Doghaish, pointing out that a number of parties met the President and submitted reports to him, regarding the forcibly hidden , including the Supreme Human Rights Commission, the Supreme Council for Peaceful Youth Revolution Detainees, the Human Rights Observatory, Hood Organization and others.

Al-Qadhi presented a review of the findings of the special Parliamentary committee for Investigations into the forcibly hidden, formed in November 2012, explaining that the committee received only fifty cases due to the non-interaction of the community and media to this important issue.

He added that the forcibly hiding is true for cases of arrest, detention, kidnapping or any kind of

depravation of freedom, whether it takes place at the hands of state officials, individuals, groups or individuals who move due to authorization of the state, its approval, resulting in depriving persons of their liberty or the disappearance of their fate or place which leads to depriving them of legal protection.

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operations against security and intelligence members in Hadramout.

This operation, however, is the most impudent of its kind, whereas the ex- intelligence director was also killed, according to the sources.

More than half million children under five suffering from dwarfism; 43% suffering from underweight, 15% suffering from emaciation, others suffering from anemia, rickets and immunodeficiency.

Yemen’s economic losses amounted to YR 254538 in 2012 due to malnutrition.

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LEARNING ENGLISH

Past Perfect FORM [had + past participle] Examples: ∑ You had studied English before you moved to New York. ∑ Had you studied English before you moved to New York? ∑ You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Examples: ∑ I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. ∑ I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. ∑ Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times. ∑ Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand? ∑ She only understood the movie because she had read the book. ∑ Kristine had never been to an opera before last night. ∑ We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in advance. ∑ A: Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?

B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.

USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Past (NonContinuous Verbs)

with Teacher Aminah

below. Here Past Perfect is referring to a lack of experience rather than an action at a specific time. For this reason, Simple Past cannot be used.

Examples: ∑ She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct ∑ She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct ADVERB PLACEMENT The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples: ∑ You had previously studied English before you moved to New York. ∑ Had you previously studied English before you moved to New York?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE Examples: ∑ George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic’s license. Active ∑ Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic’s license. Passive Simple Past / Past Perfect Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

I can’t believe I (get) ___________ that apartment. I (submit) ___________ my application last week, but I didn’t think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) ___________ up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) ______________ before me. Most of them (fill, already) ______________ out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try) ____________ to fill out the form, but I couldn’t answer half of the questions. They (want) ______________ me to include references, but I didn’t want to list my previous landlord because I (have) _____________ some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn’t recommend me. I (end) ______________ up listing my

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past.

Examples: ∑ We had had that car for ten years before it broke down. ∑ By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years. ∑ They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more than forty years.

Although the above use of Past Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words “live,” “work,” “teach,” and “study” are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

IMPORTANT Specific Times with the Past Perfect

Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases with the Past Perfect. Although this is possible, it is usually not necessary.

Example: ∑ She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.

MOREOVER If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect when “before” or “after” is used in the sentence. The words “before” and “after” actually tell you what happens first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct.

Examples: ∑ She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996. ∑ She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.

HOWEVER

If the Past Perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, Past Perfect is not optional. Compare the examples

from each other.

8. Butterflies can taste with their feet.

9. Rats giggle when you tickle them. Their voices are so highpitched you need special equipment to hear them, but when you do, their laughs are immediately evident.

10. Male puppies, when playing with female puppies, will intentionally let the female win.

11. It takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown.

12. Neurologically speaking, seeing somebody else smile actually makes you happier.

13. At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.

14. If you spell out numbers in order, the first time you get to the letter “a” is at one-thousand.

15. Happiness is a skill. You can learn it and it’s not hard.

father as a reference.

It was total luck that he (decide) ____________ to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) ______________ to high school together.

Slang Quiz: Black & Urban 1. bling If someone wears a lot of bling, they want to a. look rich b. smell good c. feel warm

2. chill | chill out Pam needs to learn how to chill. She a. gets too stressed about things b. doesn’t get enough exercise c. never saves any money

3. da bomb Mickey said it was da bomb when he saw a. his bad exam results b. the damage to his car c. his friend’s new motorcycle

4. dis | diss You will probably dis a young man if you say he a. looks really cool b. needs to go to the gym c. has great tattoos

5. funky (2) If music is really funky, it’s good for a. relaxing

He decided that I could have the apartment before he

b. romancing

(look) ________________ at my credit report. I really

c. dancing

lucked out!

6. hip There’s a hip new club in the centre of Tokyo where all the a. old people with hip problems go b. cool and trendy young people go c. middle-aged businessmen go

7. hood (1) If a rap album is called “Livin’ in the Hood”, it’s probably about a. life in a big-city neighborhood b. the life of a car mechanic c. the fashion of wearing jackets with hoods

15 of the World’s Happiest Facts 60 of the world’s happiest facts 60 of the world’s happiest facts

8. pimp (2) | pimp out If Bobby’s going to pimp his car, he’s going to a. rent it out b. customize it

60 of the world’s happiest facts 1. If you fake laugh long enough you’ll start to really laugh, really, really hard.

2. Every year, millions of trees grow thanks to squirrels forgetting where they buried their nuts.

3. Cancer death rates are down 20% in past 20 years.

4. Penguins only have one mate their entire life and “propose” by giving their mate a pebble.

5. Cows have best friends.

6. Cuddling releases Oxytocin which helps speed healing and recovery from physical wounds.

7. Otters hold hands when sleeping so they don’t drift away

c. sell it

9. rap (2) The guys are in a rapping contest, so they’ll need to a. work out in the gym b. practice speaking quickly c. practice tying knots

10. Yo! When someone says “Yo!”, it means the same as saying a. “No!” b. “Hi!” c. “Stop!”

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TUBERCULOSIS: THE DEADLY DISEASE

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uberculosis is known since ancient times, and had been destroying people’s lives mercilessly. It was mentioned in history and described as the deadly disease. It was also called the white plague (because those infected suffer significantly from pallor).

BY ABDUL-AZIZ OUDAH & FARES ANAM

According to a report prepared

by Dr. Abdul-Rahim al-Hotami, TB Coordinator in the Capital Secretariat describing Tuberculosis as a consumption disease because it consumes people from the inside, and some people believed that this disease causes infection by demonic touching, so it they used to isolate the patient and lock him up until he dies. This continued until the German Scientist “Robert Koch” discovered in 1882,the bacteria that causes the tuberculosis, which is kind of) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex).

The efforts and research continued to discover the appropriate treatment for this disease, until it nearly forty years ago, where the appropriate treatment for these bacteria were discovered from antibiotics, after it caused the death of millions of people, said the report.

However, the bacteria that cause the disease are different from other types of bacteria causing the rest of the diseases, which may need to treat by a single antibiotic, for a period of one to two weeks or maybe a month.

The report noted that while the TB bacteria cannot be treated by one antibiotic, it needs a combination of four or five antibiotics, and for duration of treatment which lasts for at least six months, and may extend for a year or more.

These antibiotics are TB drugs in the first line of treatment (FirstLine Drugs).

So the National Program for Anti-TB depends on a standardized treatment strategy and an effective, short-term program, recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO), said Dr. alHotami.

“It has been generalized to most countries in the world, its application in Yemen began in April of 2005, after completing the staff training program on the districts level and most provinces. Each patient infected with tuberculosis has a good chance of recovering from the disease, including the

setback cases,” stated the report.

This therapeutic strategy aims to cure at least 85% of cases of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis, preventing deaths due to active pulmonary tuberculosis, or multiple complications, preventing a tuberculosis relapse, reduction of the spread of tuberculosis to others, and preventing the risk of resistance to anti-TB drugs.

In order to achieve these objectives, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) recommends the implementation of this therapeutic strategy by the composition and appropriate dose of anti-TB drugs, taken regularly by the patient, for a definite therapeutic period and the prevention and control side symptoms of anti-TB drugs, and effectively control treatment.

Short-term chemotherapy, is prescribed for TB patients and guarantees greater compliance with treatment, the early disappearance of bacteria from sputum of the patient, thus reducing the spread of infection among the community, so these DOTS meet the high cure rate, and least relapse rate at lower costs.

This short-term chemical treatment is under the direct daily supervision (Directly Observed Treatment Strategy “DOTS”) will continue for a period of six months, consisting of two intensive phases for two months, TB patient has to use four types of anti-TB drugs, and then continues the complementary treatment phase for a period of four months, made up of two types of anti-TB drugs.

Despite the disappearance of the symptoms of tuberculosis shortly after the start of drug taking, about a month from the beginning, it does not mean the healing form the disease, and the patient may get rid of the bacteria causing the disease, but to make sure it is necessary to continue treatment for a period of treatment prescribed, and on daily regular basis, under the direct daily su-

pervision (DOTS)

The report also mentioned that the TB patient must recognize the importance of this fact, to prevent manipulation of disappearance of symptoms which may force him to stop treatment, or failure to take it, leading to the emergence of the disease again, in a stronger form, with the possibility of acquiring bacteria resistant multiple (Multidrugs Resistant “MDR”) against (First-Line Drugs).

It should be noted that the second-line therapeutic drugs for tuberculosis (Second-Line Drugs) is not available until now in Yemen, noting that the second line treat-

ment period lasts for two years, and the need for the patient to be admitted in the hospital for six months.

The patient may die because of the side effects of second-line drugs. The cost of treating TB patient with first-line drugs is about $ 35, while the cost TB patient treatment with second-line drugs is about $ 3,500.

Attention should be taken as to the importance of the policy standardization of treatment, of TB patients, according to the verification of the national program to combat tuberculosis, because of the diversity of the application of various policies for the treatment of TB patients leading to many problems, including the emergence of cases of tuberculosis that are multi-resistant to antituberculosis treatment .

It also leads to the spread of the disease between members of the community, and impedes efforts to combat tuberculosis, which represents an additional burden on the country’s health, economic and social issues.

Epidemiological situation of TB in Yemen, according to the results of the last survey for TB epidemic conducted by the National Program for TB control in Yemen in collaboration with the World Health Organization in 2010 and 2011 showed that the annual incidence rate for all forms of TB is 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

If Yemen’s population is 25 million, the numbers that are involved annually in Yemen are 12,500 cases, among these cases, 6250 cases are contagious pulmonary tuberculosis, and the rest of the cases are negative pulmonary tuberculosis and TB outside of the lungs. The rates of deaths due to tuberculosis are 9 deaths per 100,000 people.

The National Program for TB Control was established in 1978, in the capital Sana’a and it has been able to expand in the dissemination of TB control services and prevention methods in all governorates.

“The objectives of the national program for TB control is to detect 70% of TB cases that occur each year and achieve the success rate of treatment by 85% of detected cases,” said Dr. Najib Abdul Aziz Abdullah, Director General of the Program.

The NAATB has achieved in the past years the treatment of about

86% of the total cases detected in 2011, and the discovery of 54% of TB pulmonary infectious cases that were expected to occur in the country in 2012, reducing prevalence of tuberculosis of 132 cases per 100,000 of the population in 1990 to 78 cases in 2012.

The program has reduced the incidence annual rate for TB from 90 cases per 100,000 population in 1990 to 50 cases in 2012, as well as reducing the rate of deaths due to tuberculosis from 15 deaths per 100,000 of the population in 1990 to 9 deaths in 2012.

Coordinator of the National Program for TB Control in Marib province, Nasser al-Saidi said that the year 2012 noted the discovery of new cases of TB amounted to 120 cases, including 34 infectious cases, 48 negative cases of tuberculosis and 38 cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Ahmad Qasem al-Ansi affirmed the need to exert more efforts in the fight against Tuberculosis, which is one of the serious and infectious diseases, but completely curable through the optimal use of treatment throughout its term of six months.

Al-Ansi pointed out according to the international TB report for the year 2009, that the number of infected cases in our country is estimated at (25 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis positive Stain per 100,000 of the population) and 9 deaths due to tuberculosis per 100,000 of the population per year.

Minister Al-Ansi said that Tuberculosis is one of the big challenges facing the health sector in our country because of its gravity to everyone its need to a long period of treatment, pointing out that the success of the TB control program requires good management and an establish of a treatment mechanism to ensure that patients receive the accurate treatment at the right time.

He stressed the importance of providing correct information about the seriousness of the disease to the patient and the community and the promotion of community awareness about the disease, including helping to combat it, calling the TB control program to follow a new mechanism of action which will be able to overcome any shortcomings accompaning the program in the previous period.

If Yemen’s population is 25 million, the numbers that are involved annually in Yemen are 12,500 cases, among these cases, 6250 cases are contagious pulmonary tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal illness if not treated, but it is totally curable if the patient commits to the treatment and continues to have his medications without a break throughout the prescribed period determined by the physician…

No despair after today... TB prevention and treatment is within our grasps.

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Monday - April 29, 2013 Vol. XVI - Issue 34

C U LT U R E

FAMOUS FEMALE POETESS SPEAKS ABOUT HER TALENT

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emen observer conducted an interview with a famous poetess from Dhamar province named Khadiga Dadaih.

BY MOHAMMED SHARHAN

Khadiga Dadaih is not just a candle burning as light to others, she is a flower that spreads its perfume, as well. Since she was a young girl, she worked on writing the most beautiful phrases, poems and texts that would capture the heart. She is characterized in the arts of writing , poetry and speech.

Yemen Observer: Tell us about yourself ?

Khadiga : My name is khadiga Dadaih. I was born in Dhamar province. I studied in Dhamar University; faculty of Art , Psychology Department.

YO: What job positions have you held until now?

Khadiga: Chairman of the women sector in Al-Bardouni library , Officer for external activity of the Information Office in Dhamar province, announcer and presenter in many official ceremonies and cultural activities in Dhamar and other provinces.

YO: What about poetry ?

Khadiga: I have two poetry books under the names; The Desperate Hope and The bleeding Characters.

YO: What activities have you participated in ?

Khadiga : I participated in the First National Camp in Dhamar in 2006 , the Third Youth Festival in Ibb province in 2007 , the Fifth Forum of Youth and Students in Aden in 2007 , the First National Forum for talents in Sana’a in 2008 , and the Forum of Arab Universities in Egypt in 2008 .

YO: What honors do you?

Khadiga: I won first place in the Republic in poetry in 2001 , first place in the Republic in poetry at the Forum of Aden in 2007 , first place in poetry at the University of Dhamar for Four years respectively during my studies at the college , and Silver Shield Excellence in the field of poetry at the Forum of Arab universities in Egypt in 2008.

YO: What do you think about the cultural and literary situation in Yemen, particularly in Dhama ?

Khadiga: Yemen is full of talents in all fields. Yemen is a fertile environment for talents.The people of Yemen accept little and are characterized as being contented. For Dhamar, it is considered the city of Science and literature. It birthed the greatest scientists , writers and literary men. I remember a sentence from the Arabian critic, Sabri Muslim that is ( if you throw a flower from a high position in Dhamar it (the flower ) will falll on the head of a poet or a writer or artist or playwright. The literary situation in our country is somewhat down nowadays because of the current political situation.

YO: Does the Government support and encourage the creative people in our country ?

Khadiga: There are the annual prizes from the president that the government give to the creative people but it is not enough to encourage them or the talented . The talented are ignored in our country.

The authorities give a little concern to the youth. There is a rule for those who want to appear and succeed. The rule is to travel to other country to show your talent . When you become successful, the Yemeni country will say, this successful man is a Yemeni. The Yemeni government must use those who have talent for enhancing the country’s development.

YO: When did you start writing?

Khadiga: I started writing with a literary prose style when I was in high school . My words were fascinating to my teachers and friends.

They expected me to have a good future and I developed my writings more and more. I started writing poetry of all kinds. I printed my first poetry book when I was in high school with the cooperation of my teachers and friends , and sold copies in schools and libraries in the province . I printed my second poetry book when I was about 16 years old.

YO: Does the environment you live in encourage you to show your Poetic talent ?

Khadiga : Actually in the beginning, it never encouraged me. I was forced to hide my poetic writings so no one would touch them. The girl has no right to write poetry or to say it in front of the both males and females. I remember when I held a Poetic evening at the Cultural Center in Dhamar province. I gave the invitation cards to my friends and my relatives. Most of them were forced to lie to their families saying they were going shopping instead of attending the poetic evening. If my friends told their family that they were going to attend the poetic evening, their family would have prevented them. But now the situation has changed with the changing of the personal thoughts.

YO: What is the difference between poetry and literary writings according to your point of view ?

Khadiga : I think that both of them express what is in the sentiment and they express ideas and opinions , but all of them has rules and basis . Poetry rules and basis differs from the rules and basis of literary writings.

YO: Which poetry types do you prefer and why ?

Khadiga : I write all poetry types.

But I tend to lend toward free poems because it makes me express what is in my deep sentiment.

YO: What topics are your writings intended for?

Khadiga : my writings are intended for homeland and love of homeland but in a different style. I also wrote about spiritual topics .

YO: In the old period, poetry was used in many tasks such as moving news and defense on tribes, satires, praise … etc , What is the purpose of poet in our time ?

Khadega ; In my point of view, if poetry has not a message, it is not poetry . If the poet writes for the purpose of writing, it is considered only a waste of time. For me when I write poetry, I ask myself if those words will benefit my people? and will my people enjoy my words? … etc.

YO: Do you write poetry for

yourself or for others or for both ?

Khadiga : Poetry when it comes out from the deep of my heart, enters the deep of other hearts without permission. So when I wrote poetry, I have to feel its words and I write it from my spirit to truly penetrate the spirit of the other.

YO: When you write, Are there specific places you prefer go to,

to evoke poetic rituals ?

Khadiga : There is no specific places for writing poetry . Sometimes the words of poetry come to me when I’m on the bus and sometimes it comes when I do homework and also when I make calls to some friends. Then, I run to the paper and write the words that came to me .

Creative has no roof.

YO: Do you have other talents

Khadiga Dadaih was not just candle burning to light the others but she is a flower that spread its perfume to the others .

and hobbies ?

Khadiga : yes I do.

YO: Like what ?

Khadiga : I am an announcer and a journalist. I present many public and private celebrations inside and outside of the homeland .

I run most of the graduation celebrations. I am an international trainer in human development. I hold many weekly lectures and symposiums in many places. I write stories and play Ping-pong, and I won third place in a Ping-Pong Championship with Yemeni universities.

YO: Have you reached your ambitions?

Khadiga: Of course not . My roof is the universe and my ambition is the earth . I’m still in the beginning, but the environment in Dhamar province is limited and doesn’t encourage the talented. As the field of talent is limited , I always ask myself what else. I think that I will achieve my ambition if I go to another environment and another place. So, I am thinking to travel to find agood land that will help me to follow my ambitions.

YO: : How do you gathered between psychology, poetry and media ? Do your thoughts disperse in three fields ?

Khadiga ; On the contrary, my studies have given me acknowledgement of myself and with others and gave me the ability to influence. So, when I wrote poetry, it comes out confidently and with a balanced sense. When I understand the people, I wrote what they want and bring it to them through the media. So, what I offer is always based on the needs of the public in literary poetic words. I’m famous by these three fields.

YO: : What do you want to be in the future ?

Khadiga ; I want to be a famous announcer and poetess on an international level.

YO: : Do you have any final words that you would like to say?

Khadiga : I thank the Yemen Observer for its concerns with the talented youth and for its great efforts to show the submerged talents in our country. I want to give a message through your newspaper to the Ministry of Culture and Information, Youth and Sports. I want to say to them, “ Increase your concern for the talented youth. You must be beside them to show their talents until they reach the sky. Don’t make us travel outside our countries.

SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN AN EVALUATION WORKSHOP IN TAIZ

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workshop for meeting the educational directors, the departments’ directors, and school directors is held Saturday in Taiz for the evaluation of the comprehensive evaluation of 13 schools in al-Misrakh, Khodair, al-Ma’fir and Maqbanah within the inspection program with the special program for Secondary school education development and the enrolment of girls into the Ministry of Education which targets 50 schools in five Provinces.

MAHA AL-WAJIH

The coordinator of the Secondary School Development and the Girls Enrolment in the Ministry of Education, Abdullah Ali Ismail, pointed out the workshop is designated for a project financed by a number of donors and the Yemeni Government, which will be implemented in five Provinces, including Taiz, seeking qualitative intervention in

50 schools with 13 schools representing Taiz share, where the intervention will be through an integral intervention in terms of buildings, facilities, accessories, equipments as well as the payment of cash sums, assistance and transportation amounts for the school girls whose residence falls within three sq. km from school.

“The main goal is the expansion

and encouragement of girl enrolment in school,” Ismail said, adding, “ as the project is suspended during the crisis, we started activating it. The meeting with the school directors, the Educational Directors in the Directorates which are linked to the project is the third one for the comprehensive evaluation for the schools due to the project’s suspension, with the review of the results, “

because the project pays conditional cash incentives to the male and female students as well as training the male and female teachers in addition to the buildings and equipments so that we will have model schools with full facilities.”

On the other hand the Province’s General Inspection Manager said the workshop aims at discussion of the comprehensive evaluation

by the Province’s implementation team, who depended on the close examination of the current situation of the schools, in comparison of their equipments level with that of the Public Works, the World Bank, the Development Program and the Ministry of Education taking into account the interest of the project in building the practical and scientific capacities of the teachers.

He pointed out to the hopes that the workshop will come out with two basic objectives, in terms of the knowledge of the roles between the school, the teacher and the stake holders so as to activate the roles and the completion of the equipments for dealing with them for creating an attractive, model general education environment in the 2014 academic year.

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Monday - April 29, 2013 Vol. XVI - Issue 34

MEDIA BRIEFING INTERIOR MINISTER MEETS SCOTTISH JUSTICE SECRETARY AND POLICE CHIEF

Saba net - 27.04.2014 Interior Minister Major General Abdul Qader Qahtan met on Saturday at the headquarters of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom with Scotland’s Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill. At the meeting, the minister was briefed on

the experience of Scotland in the control of the police and their relationship with the central government and the coordination process and the provision of resources. The Interior Minister also met in Tulliallan Castle - Scotland’s police headquarters - near the city of Edinburgh in the

UK with Scotland’s Police Chief Stephen House. They discussed a number of issues of common concern and the experiences of the Scotland’s police and how to benefit from its expertise in increasing the effectiveness of the police work.

GUNMEN SHOOT DEAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL IN YEMEN

MUKALLA, HADHRAMOUT PHOTO BY YEMEN OBSERVER.

Saba net - 28.04.2013 - Gunmen shot dead on Saturday an intelligence official in Hadhramout province, a security source said. Two gunmen riding

a motorcycle opened fire, killing military intelligence chief in Hadhramout Ahmed Abdul-Razzaq, while he was returning home coming from his office, the source said.

The source condemned the

criminal coward act, which strengthened the security authorities’ determination to hunt all terrorists, including the perpetrators, stressing that their crime will not go unpunished.

BY HESHAM SAMI AL-KIBSI

3 SECURITY PERSONNEL INJURED IN CLASHES BETWEEN SECURITY AND MILITARY FORCES IN TAIZ Al - Share’ - 28.04.2013 - Three public security personnel (police) were injured after clashes broke out in front of the Taiz province security head quarters between security personnel and 22nd Brigade soldiers belonging to the former Republican Guards. A security source told al-Share’ that the clashes broke out Saturday noon in which light and medium weapons were used. The clashes started after verbal altercations between both sides that evolved into shooting rounds into the air and eventually turned into clashes.

The source, who asked to stay anonymous, said that a military pickup belonging to the 22nd Brigade came to the security complex to inquire about a person arrested by the brigade and handed over to the security on Friday.

While both sides were discussing the issue, a security officer shot a round into the air resulting in the violent clashes.

While the source denied reports about any casualties, the Head of Taiz security, Mohammed Saleh al-Sha’eri confirmed that 3 security personnel were injured; 2 with Doshka (DShk) rounds fragments fired at the security HQ by 22nd brigade soldiers and 1 injured after being violently beaten by the 22nd brigade soldiers.

SHEIKH DARIS KILLED IN IBB

POPULAR COMMITTEES IN JA’AR ARREST TWO AL-QAIDA SPIES

REPORTS OF ARRESTING SUSPECTS OF KILLING ISLAH ACTIVIST MUNEER HAIDAR IN SANA’A

JALAL AL-RAIMI (RIGHT) AND SADEQ RAJEH.)

Al-Masdar-27.04.2014Facebook users circulated on Friday information about the arrest of an armed gang accused of killing Islah activist in the Capital Sana’a

Muneer Haidar Days ago.

Islah leader Fouad al-Hemyari told al-Masdar that the suspects of killing Muneer Haidar, numbering 5, were arrested during the

Friday prayers in Jaadir area.

Al-Hemyari pointed that the person who proceeded with the murder was Jalal al-Raimi and that the Murder weapon has been found.

ABIDAH AND AL-ASHRAF TRIBES RESPITE THE GOVERNMENT 5 DAYS TO RELOCATE THE 3RD MOUNTAIN BRIGADE OUT OF THE PROVINCE

Mareb Press -27.04.2014The Abidah and al-Ashraf tribes in Marib province gave a 5 day respite last Thursday to the government

as a last chance to relocate the 3rd Mountain Brigade out of the province. They also demanded to change the 3rd military zone commander.

The tribes said that they’ll be forced to stop all the oil facilities in Safer and all its branches in the area if their demands were not met.

1 KILLED AND 2 OTHERS INJURED IN TRIBAL CLASHES IN AL-BAIDHA’A

Al-Oula-27.04.2014Popular committees in Ja’ar, Abyan province arrested on Thursday two al-Qaeda spies. A local source told

al-Oula that the two persons admitted of being recruited by al-Qaeda. The two persons admitted that al-Qaeda bought them motorcycles in

addition to providing amounts of money in order to monitor the movements of popular committees’ fighters and target them.

5 KILLED AND 10 INJURED IN CLASHES BETWEEN SECURITY FORCES AND GUNMEN IN RADA’A Al - Oula - 28.04.2013 - Five persons including 3 security personnel were killed on Saturday after clashes broke out in Rada’a city, al-Baidha’a province between Central Security Forces (CSF) public security (police) on one hand and tribal gunmen on the other.

The tribal gunmen launched an attack on the CSF branch/camp and security complex in Rada’a city after a fellow tribesman was killed in clashes with security forces in al-Mosala checkpoint.

Al-Share’-27.04.2014A General Peoples’ Congress (GPC) party leader, Sheikh Mohammed Daris was killed on Friday by a bullet that entered from his left shoulder and lodged in his heart, resulting in his death. A security source told al-Share’ that Daris was killed while sitting in a rest tent in the Queen Arwa hotel yard in downtown Ibb. The source said that Daris was rushed to the al-Thawrah hospital but died in the way.

Al-Yemen al - Youm 27.04.2014 - Clashes broke out on Thursday evening between the Aal Hayash and

GUNMEN KILL A CITIZEN IN AL-BASATEEN

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Akhbar al - Youm 27.04.2014 - Gunmen in al-Basateen area, Dar Sa’ad district, Aden province killed a citizen and fled the scene.

Sources told Akhbar al-Youm

that the victim took a taxi to his house in al-Basateen area where unknown gunmen opened fire at the car killing him instantly. The sources said that the motive behind the murder is still unknown.

Aal Omar tribes in She’aab al-Daqeeq area which both sides claim ownership of.

These clashes come after two weeks the ending of a

previous clash by a military and security campaign and the signing of document that guarantees that both sides won’t resume hostilities.

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EGYPTAIR GRANTS DISCOUNTS FOR YEMENI JOURNALISTS

BY HESHAM SAMI AL-KIBSI

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate and EgyptAir signed today a memorandum of understanding to grant syndicate member privileges on flights from Yemen.

The memorandum of understanding which was signed by the Journalists Syndicate secretary-general Marwan Dammaj and EgyptAir regional director in Yemen Hussam Abughararah included granting journalists and their families a fixed discount on flights from Yemen and at all levels.

The general secretary of the syndicate expressed his appreciation for the initiative of EgyptAir in providing facilitations to journalists in Yemen on its flights. Dammaj expressed hope that the journalists and their families benefit from this reduction.

Director of EgyptAir Office in Yemen noted that his company was keen to provide the best offers for journalists. The offers include real discounts on the prices normal tickets for the journalists and their families, as well as providing other features like weight. He pointed out that the reservations are made directly through the company's offices in Sana’a and Aden via a syndicate membership card.

For his part, Services Committee Chairman Ahmed al-Jebr, explained that the syndicate is in the process of understanding with a number of airlines, in order to expand the options for its members. Al-Jebr noted

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that the committee made strenuous efforts to renew the agreement with both the Yemenia Airlines and Felix Airways happy, but it did not bear fruit because of the unresponsiveness of the two companies.

The syndicate is awaiting a promise from Transport Minsiter Wa’ed Bathaib to renew and develop the agreement with Yemenia Airlines.

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She was also a member of the Executive Office of the Progress and Advancement Forum. Last year, the forum organized a massive event to commemorate her where hundreds of academicians and media figures as well as activists were present.

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