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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06SANAA541 |
ROYG AGREES TO ACCEPT FORMER IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-05 11:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ YM |
| 06SANAA578 |
GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWC YM |
| 06SANAA579 |
SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KNNP ETTC IN YM |
| 06SANAA583 |
ADEN JEWISH CEMETERY IN STATE OF DISREPAIR, HELP [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. In February, post received a letter from a contact stating his concerns over the possible destruction of a Jewish cemetery in Aden. The contact claimed that unknown individuals had destroyed a section of the wall surr [...] |
2006-03-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF YM |
| 06SANAA588 |
AMBASSADOR AND NEW M/INFO DISCUSS NEW PRESS LAW [...] Summary: During Ambassador's February 22 introductory call on new Minister of Information (M/INFO), Hassan al-Lawzi, discussions centered around the proposed media law. The M/INFO noted that the proposed press law bill, as written, was designed to guarantee freedom of information and confided [...] |
2006-03-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM |
| 06SANAA589 |
NEW MHR HAISAMI ON REFUGEES, PRESS, AND THE MHR [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 introductory call by Ambassador the new Minister of Human Rights (MHR), Khadijah Ahmed al-Haisami, expressed her views on Somali refugees, the new press law and her new role, which she promised to perform to the best of her ability. End Summary. 2. (C) On [...] |
2006-03-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KMCC PREF YM |
| 06SANAA649 |
AN UNDECIDED JMP KEEPS ON POSTURING [...] (C) Summary. After a four-month dispute with the Supreme Council for Elections and Referendum (SCER), the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition party coalition continues to demand that the SCER balance thousands of its GPC-affiliated employees with JMP loyalists. The JMP claims that this wil [...] |
2006-03-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM |
| 06SANAA803 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-21 05:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL YM |
| 06SANAA804 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 19, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention to MFA Office Director for the Americas, Mohammed Saleh al-Hilali. Hilali accepted the points without comment. Post will report any substantive comment septel. Krajeski [...] |
2006-03-21 06:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CWC YM |
| 06SANAA815 |
AMBASSADOR PUSHES FREEDOM AGENDA WITH PM BAJAMMAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 19, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Abdul Kader Bajammal to discuss the new cabinet and reform efforts. Ambassador congratulated Bajammal on the new cabinet and looked forward to future cooperation on political and economic reforms. Even though Yemen was a difficult [...] |
2006-03-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ECON YM |
| 06SANAA816 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JAMES DELNIGRO AND [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. John LaPlume and James DelNigro from March 27 to ca. April 3, 2006 to provide technical support to TIP/PISCES server in Yemen. Please forward Security Clearance information for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit [...] |
2006-03-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC KFRD OTRA PTER |
| 06SANAA819 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-22 08:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN PTER YM |
| 06SANAA820 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MEPI ECON/EDUCATION [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of MEPI Econ/Education Specialist Mu'ayyad Mehyar, from March 25 to 30, 2006, to review progress and determine next steps for two MEPI funded projects. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the vis [...] |
2006-03-22 08:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KMPI KPAO OTRA |
| 06SANAA835 |
IMF OFFERS GLOOMY PROGNOSIS FOR YEMEN'S ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its Article IV Consultation for Yemen. In a briefing for donors, the Fund's macroeconomic projections were decidedly bleak, emphasizing an impending fiscal crisis caused by declining oil reserves and increased spending. [...] |
2006-03-25 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON EPET EINV KALR KMCA KMPI YM |
| 06SANAA843 |
LNG STEAMS AHEAD; INVESTORS WONDER IF YEMEN IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The biggest investment deal in Yemen's history is becoming reality. On March 6, Ambassador met Joel Fort, General Manager of the Yemen Liquid Natural Gas Company (YLNG) to discuss the status of the project. YLNG is currently finishing preparatory work for the pipeline and liquef [...] |
2006-03-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV EPET ENRG YM |
| 06SANAA85 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MENA-OECD INVESTMENT [...] On January 18, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Trade (MOT), Iqbal Bahadar. Bahadar said he was aware of the February 13-14 OECD ministerial meeting in Jordan, but was not yet sure if the Minister of Trade would lead Yemen's delegation. An Arab League meeting on econ [...] |
2006-01-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV PREL YM DEMARCHE |
| 06SANAA872 |
USDA SIGNING: A SMALL STEP FOR FOOD AID, A BIG [...] SUMMARY: After months of questions about the USDA Food For Progress program in Yemen, Ambassador started fresh on March 27, signing an allocation minute with the ROYG to fund programs with 2004 funds. The new agreement seeks to correct many past problems by introducing new transparency and o [...] |
2006-03-28 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID YM |
| 06SANAA884 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANJEEV AGGARWAL, [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Sanjeev Aggarwal, from o/a April 4 to o/a April 12, 2006. Posts requests Security Clearance for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Noah Siegel who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) [...] |
2006-03-29 11:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ENIV OPIC |
| 06SANAA885 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SEAN CUMMINGS TO [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Sean Cummings from March 29 to April 6, 2006 to provide technical support to PISCES server. Please forward Securiy Clearance information for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Melissa Cline, who can be con [...] |
2006-03-29 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC KFRD OTRA PTER |
| 06SANAA887 |
MARIB WELCOMES THE AMBASSADOR WITH THANKS FOR A [...] SUMMARY: On March 22, Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Mike Sarhan traveled with ROYG Minister of Health, Abdul Karim Rase, to Marib for the dedication of the Medgil Health Center and a tour of the USDA-funded President's Hospital in Marib City. In Marib, the party was joined by Ares Zuki [...] |
2006-04-01 05:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID YM |
| 06SANAA888 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FR DOUGLAS PURCIFULL [...] Embassy Sanaa grants cuntry clearance and welcomes the visit of Dougla Purcifull from March 31 to April 4, 2006. Securty Clearance information is on file. 2. Contro Officer for the visit will be Charles Barrington who can be contacted at all times through the Embasy at (967) (1) 755-2249. [...] |
2006-04-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
| 06SANAA89 |
AMBASSADOR URGES ANSWER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-18 12:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 06SANAA90 |
REFERRING IRAN TO UNSC: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi on January 16, noting particularly that Yemen's support in convening an IAEA Board of Governors meeting would be an important demonstration of the U.S.-Yemeni security relationship following President Saleh's November visit [...] |
2006-01-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM IR YM DEMARCHE |
| 06SANAA907 |
RESPONSE TO STATUS OF TRANSFERS FROM GTMO [...] Summary. (S) This cable is post's response to reftel request for a Country Team assessment of the ROYG's ability and willingness to provide security and humane treatment for the 13 Yemeni GTMO detainees cleared for transfer. Regarding humane treatment, the ROYG provided adequate written as [...] |
2006-04-02 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER KAWC YM |
| 06SANAA91 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI DEMARCHE TO FONMIN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ETTC SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN |
| 06SANAA916 |
POST SUPPORTS OPIC INVESTMENT IN YLNG [...] SUMMARY: In this cable, Post provides comments on the Overseas Private Investment Corporation,s (OPIC) support for the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas (YLNG) project, as requested in Ref A. YLNG is crucial for Yemen's economy, with considerable benefits for American companies. The ROYG has gener [...] |
2006-04-03 09:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV EPET ECON YM |
| 06SANAA926 |
FREEDOM AGENDA BRINGS DOWN GOVERNMENT: 2006 FIRST [...] SUMMARY: The Freedom Agenda had a dramatic impact in Yemen within the last quarter, resulting in significant advances in fighting corruption, women's representation in government, independence of the judiciary, and other key areas. Post marshaled a multilateral initiative to pressure President [...] |
2006-04-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCA ECON PHUM YM |
| 06SANAA954 |
CORRUPTION KEEPS UNITEL ON TOP IN GSM TENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 3, DCM met with Deputy Minister of Telecommunications, Abdullah Al-Hamami, to discuss the status of the ongoing GSM tender drama. (Ref A) In a candid discussion, the Deputy Minister stated that the law requires that the GSM license go to Unitel or to no one, despite Unit [...] |
2006-04-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV KMPI PGOV PINR YM |
| 06SANAA972 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS PORT OF HODEIDA AND THE HISTORIC [...] Summary. On April 4, Ambassador visited the Red Sea port of Hodeida, located in the governorate of the same name, for meetings with local officials and to tour a USDA-funded hospital project. During a meeting with the Governor, Ambassador discussed USG development assistance and the importa [...] |
2006-04-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS ECON YM |
| 06SANAA973 |
AL-QA'IDA ESCAPE: UPDATE [...] (S) On April 2, the ROYG publicly announced the surrender of Arif Salih Ali Majalli, the sixth escapee to turn himself in following the February 3 prison break of 23 Al-Qai'da supporters (ref A). ROYG officials contend that the remaining 17 escapees have not left Yemen and are optimistic th [...] |
2006-04-11 06:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM |
| 07EFTOSANAA2300 |
YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-12 05:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 07EFTOSANAA588 |
HELPING ROYG COPE WITH SOMALI REFUGEES AND AN [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U/NF) In mid-March, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Erika Feller visited Yemen to underscore the need for additional resources to cope with the continuing influx of refugees from the Horn of Afri [...] |
2007-04-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF YM |
| 07EFTOSANAA784 |
LETTER DELIVERED FROM PRESIDENT BUSH ON SAADA [...] (U) Per ref A instruction, post delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President's Office the text of the letter found at paragraph two from President Bush to President Saleh regarding Saleh's requests for assistance in relation to the conflict in Saada on April 28 (ref B). 2 [...] |
2007-04-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS YM |
| 07SANAA1022 |
SAADA: CALLS FOR DIALOGUE ABOUND, BUT FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh used his May 22 Unity Day speech to announce a unilateral ceasefire for the day and once again call upon rebels in Saada to lay down their weapons in exchange for a dialogue. Meanwhile, Saleh dispatched the Minister of Religious Affairs and other clerics to Saad [...] |
2007-05-29 14:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA1099 |
DAS CARPENTER AND SALEH FOCUS ON FORUM FOR FUTURE [...] This is an action request; see paragraph five. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter met with President Saleh on June 2 to discuss the Forum for the Future, which Sanaa will host this December, and U.S.-Yemeni relations, with a focus on assistance. The President also r [...] |
2007-06-12 09:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MOPS PGOV LY IR YM |
| 07SANAA1117 |
SAADA: MEDIA COVERAGE SUGGESTS HEAVY FIGHTING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Saada conflict enters its fifth month, and even though journalists have been barred from traveling to Saada since late January, government, independent and opposition Yemeni media outlets continue to report on daily fighting throughout the governorate between Houthi supporte [...] |
2007-06-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS YM |
| 07SANAA1133 |
SAADA: WAR IS OVER, BUT CAN ROYG NOW WIN THE PEACE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts have confirmed media reporting of a peace deal brokered by the Government of Qatar to bring an end to almost five months of intensive fighting in the northern governorate of Saada. The deal reportedly provides safe haven for the al-Houthi rebel leadership in Doha [...] |
2007-06-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR QA YM |
| 07SANAA1138 |
YEMEN SEEKS TO JUMPSTART EITI [...] (U) This cable addresses questions raised in reftel regarding Yemen's accession to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 2. (C) SUMMARY: To date, Yemen has fulfilled only one of four criteria for EITI membership: a high-level commitment to join. According to the RO [...] |
2007-06-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET YM |
| 07SANAA1142 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING ARABSAT BROADCAST OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-20 11:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1145 |
TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES TO YEMEN, JUNE 2007 [...] (S/NF) Post confirms that on 19 June at between 1900 and 2100 local (1600 - 1800Z) Pol/Econ Officer Jed T. Dornburg signed change of custody paperwork for the four GTMO detainees listed below who were then transferred to the control of the Yemeni Government through MFA official Hadi HAIDRA. [...] |
2007-06-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER KAWC YM |
| 07SANAA1168 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON END-USE, RETRANSFER AND [...] (U) PolChief and PolMilOff delivered reftel points, along with a diplomatic note, to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Akwa on June 17. For his information, PolChief also handed al-Akwa a list of items being provided to the Republic of Yemen Government under Section 1206 [...] |
2007-06-26 07:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS YM |
| 07SANAA1186 |
BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. At the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future planning meeting on June 3 in Sanaa, participants tentatively agreed on December 4 or 5 as the date of the Forum, pending confirmation of Foreign Ministers, schedules. U.S. delegation leader, NEA DAS Scott [...] |
2007-06-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA1210 |
OIL: ROYG MORE TRANSPARENT, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's oil production, which constitutes 75 percent of the national budget, continues to decline in 2007, with high prices masking the effects of lower production. In order to increase production, the ROYG has decided to double the number of exploration blocks, will launch a [...] |
2007-07-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA1220 |
MEPI: PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS [...] SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding, combined with our diplomatic clout, has enabled the USG to shape Yemen's national reform efforts of the past 18 months. MEPI's flexibility, responsiveness to post needs, and support for Embassy goals have brought positive change to [...] |
2007-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA1343 |
HIGH PRICES CAUSE CONCERN IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of basic consumer goods in Yemen have risen in real terms by at least 100 percent since the September 2006 Presidential Election. Inflation has worsened the already abysmal poverty rate and has led to the bankruptcy of at least 2,400 businesses. The Republic of Yemen Go [...] |
2007-07-16 06:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
| 07SANAA1352 |
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE IVLP [...] This cable has been cleared by US Embassies Addis Ababa, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, and Sana'a. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Embassies Sana'a, Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam and Port Louis request the crea [...] |
2007-07-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KSEP OEXC PHUM PREF PTER SCUL YM |
| 07SANAA1360 |
HUMANE TREATMENT OF GTMO RETURNEES VERIFIED BY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | KAWC PHUM PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1414 |
SAADA: CEASEFIRE FRAGILE, BUT HOLDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The security environment in Saada remains tense with continuing minor clashes, but the tenuous ceasefire is holding and there have been no reports of major fighting. Qatar's recall of its delegation from the Saada ceasefire implementation committee is a major step backwards. I [...] |
2007-07-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA1418 |
PART ONE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. Yemen is [...] |
2007-07-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM |
| 07SANAA1423 |
PART TWO OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This secon [...] |
2007-07-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM |
| 07SANAA1424 |
PART THREE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This thir [...] |
2007-07-24 10:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM |
| 07SANAA1425 |
PART FOUR OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Tean (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen's capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. This four [...] |
2007-07-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM |
| 07SANAA1527 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND AL-QARD [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 1, EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Abdulrahman Khamees, the ROYG Foreign Minister's Office Director. 3. (SBU) Khamees responded that Iranian foundations neither operate nor support humanitarian causes in Yem [...] |
2007-08-06 06:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1528 |
YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...] |
2007-08-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM |
| 07SANAA1549 |
HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SUPPORTS FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1563 |
YEMEN READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new ROYG Minister of Industry and Trade requests increased USG political and technical support for Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and renewed bilateral discussions under the US Yemen Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). CDA reiterated earlie [...] |
2007-08-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD AID YM |
| 07SANAA1586 |
YEMEN: GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATING JOURNALISTS TO CURB [...] (C) In two separate incidents ROYG forces harassed journalists of an independent Yemeni weekly, "al-Shar'e" (The Street). On July 20 security forces arrested and detained an al-Shar'e reporter, and ten days later security forces entered the paper's offices, damaged property, and brought charg [...] |
2007-08-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL YM PTER |
| 07SANAA1693 |
DETAINED PROTEST LEADER TRANSFERRED TO SANAA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unconfirmed media reports claim that retired Brigadier General Nasir al-Nawba has been transferred from Aden to Sanaa for prosecution by the ROYG on charges of high treason. Al-Nawba, head of the United Retired Military Officers Coordination Council, lead the 1 September Southern [...] |
2007-09-10 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER PGOV PINS PNAT YM |
| 07SANAA175 |
REAR ADMIRAL HUNT DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 22, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Admiral Richard Hunt traveled to Aden to meet with the governor and local security officials. Governor Ahmed al-Kohlani expressed appreciation for USG support to the Yemeni Coast Guard, sayin [...] |
2007-01-31 13:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER PARM SO YM |
| 07SANAA1753 |
YEMEN'S WHEAT NIGHTMARE [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG has penned a plan to increase its control and regulation of the wheat sector in Yemen while simultaneously creating a company owned in part by the ROYG with the objective of importing 50 percent of Yemen's wheat needs. The US Wheat Associates, Inc. advised ROYG against the [...] |
2007-09-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON YM |
| 07SANAA1801 |
YEMEN REQUEST FOR FY08 COMMODITIES DONATION UNDER [...] The ROYG is currently contending with a looming water crisis, explosive population growth, food insecurity, internal conflict, and increasing terrorist activity in the country. To help ease the burden on the ROYG, a reliable partner in the GWOT, Embassy Sanaa seeks $20 million in FY2008 Food [...] |
2007-09-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID YM |
| 07SANAA1809 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to the ROYG Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 12, but still has not received a response. Post will report response when received. SECHE [...] |
2007-09-19 13:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ICAO YM |
| 07SANAA1826 |
SALAH AL-ATTAR, KINGPIN OR KING PAWN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first meeting with new General Investment Authority (GIA) Chairman Salah Al-Attar revealed a western educated, energetic young man eager to address Yemen's problems by narrowing the rich-poor gap, thereby reducing the lure of extremism and making Yemen more attrac [...] |
2007-09-25 06:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL PINR YM |
| 07SANAA1837 |
EXTRANCHECK: D380495 PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ASHARQ [...] This is in response to USDOC Reftel Action Request for pre-license check for application D380495, Asharq Masaood International Co. Ltd. Post has no adverse information on the suitability of Asharq Masaood International Co, Ltd. as an end-user of the VAPORTRACER2. 2. ComOff conducted PLC [...] |
2007-09-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC YM |
| 07SANAA1839 |
CONTROVERSIAL UNITY LAW LIKELY TO BE WITHDRAWN [...] (C) At an informal iftar (breaking of the fast during Ramadan) at PolOff's residence on 23 September and during a telephone conversation with Poloff on 25 September, Deputy Finance Minister Jalal Yacoub said that the controversial draft National Unity Law, which produced a public outcry when [...] |
2007-09-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | YM PHUM PGOV |
| 07SANAA1860 |
YEMEN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS HANGING BY A THREAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's textile and apparels industry is small, comprising 5,000 employees. Exports are virtually non-existent. Foreign imports account for almost all textiles sold inside the country. No protections exist for Yemeni textile manufacturers, the textile industry has received o [...] |
2007-10-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX YM |
| 07SANAA1905 |
YEMEN DEBATES NUCLEAR POWER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG YM |
| 07SANAA1906 |
FOUR GTMO DETAINEES RELEASED [...] (C) Yemeni online news outlets reported on October 9 and 10 that four prisoners who had previously been detained at Guantanamo Bay had been released. According to the pro-government website 26 September.net, the four, Fawaz Noman Hamoud, Ali Muhsen Nasser, Sadiq Mohamed Saeed Ismael and Han [...] |
2007-10-15 09:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KAWC YM |
| 07SANAA1910 |
ROYG FORCES KILL SEVEN IN SOUTH YEMEN IN SEPERATE [...] (C) Press reports indicate that four people were killed and another 15 were injured on October 13 when police opened fire on a large group of Yemenis preparing a demonstration to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1963 uprising in Southern Yemen against British occupation. The event took place [...] |
2007-10-17 09:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1950 |
EMBASSY FOLLOW-UP TO MCC SIGNING CEREMONY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ambassador emphasized that the ROYG's release of convicted terrorist Jamal al-Badawi had led the Millennium Challenge Corporation to postpone indefinitely the signing of the Threshold Country Plan (TCP) signing cerem [...] |
2007-10-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA PREL YM |
| 07SANAA1954 |
ROYG INNER CIRCLE CONSIDERING STRAWMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER YM |
| 07SANAA1956 |
AMEMBASSY SANAA REENGAGES ROYG ON WALKER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA YM |
| 07SANAA1989 |
TOWNSEND-SALEH MEETING PROVIDES OPENING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-30 06:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER YM |
| 07SANAA2028 |
YEMENI DELEGATION HEAD SAYS YEMEN WILL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 12:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR YM |
| 07SANAA2029 |
ROYG CABINET SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENRG YM |
| 07SANAA2044 |
SALEH ADVISOR TELLS AMBASSADOR THE PRESIDENT NOW [...] (S) The Ambassador met November 3 with senior Presidential advisor AbdulKarim al-Eryani to discuss the case of Jamal al-Badawi and the recent meeting between the Ambassador and President Saleh. Eryani emphasized that the meeting was important insofar as it clarified for Saleh the magnitude of [...] |
2007-11-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KMCA EAID EFIN ECON YM |
| 07SANAA2045 |
FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche on October 31 to the ROYG National Anti-Money Launderng Committee (NAMLC) Chairman Ahmed Ghaleb. Also attending the meeting were Mohammed Al-Wareeth of the Yemen Bankers Association, Said Al-Khamery of the Ministry of Interior, Omer Ibrahim of the Minist [...] |
2007-11-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KTFN PTER YM |
| 07SANAA2052 |
ROYG TRIES NEW PRESS CONTROL TECHNIQUE -- BEGGING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-05 13:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA2054 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATE: MEETING AT THE MFA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-06 12:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA2055 |
EXPLOSION OF OIL PIPELINE NEAR MARIB [...] (C) An oil pipeline explosion occurred at approximately 0500 AM on November 5 in the Watada area, southwest of Sirwah Disrict in the area bordering al-Kholan and al-Bida tribal areas in the Ma'rib Governorate (ref A). According to media reports, there were no casualties. The explosion shut [...] |
2007-11-06 12:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA2065 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-08 12:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM |
| 07SANAA2066 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM |
| 07SANAA2067 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-08 12:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM |
| 07SANAA2082 |
FM AL-QIRBI HOPES COURT WILL "CORRECT" MOA'YAD [...] (U) On November 9, several mainstream Yemeni press outlets ran stories on the announcement by Deputy Director of the National Organization for Rights and Freedoms (HOOD) Khaled al-Anesi, that attorneys for imprisoned terrorist financier Sheikh Mohamed Ali al-Moa'yad and his companion Zayed in [...] |
2007-11-12 14:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2085 |
RESOURCE NATIONALISM STILL PREVALENT IN YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Resource nationalism is predominant in Yemen's oil and gas industry, and is particularly noticeable in the October 2005 ROYG expropriation of the Jannah Hunt Oil Company from the Marib Block 18 oil field. Other examples of resource nationalism are the ROYG requirement that 90 p [...] |
2007-11-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | EINV ENRG EPET PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2090 |
THIRD FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING [...] Yemeni Prime Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohy Al-Dhabbi and German Ambassador to Yemen Michael Klor-Berchtold co-chaired the third Forum for the Future planning meeting in Sanaa on October 27. NEA DAS Kent Patton, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, NEA Foreign Affairs Officer Blake Thorkels [...] |
2007-11-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KMPI YM |
| 07SANAA2091 |
EMBASSY SHOOTER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS [...] (C) On November 12, a Yemeni state security court sentenced Saleh Mohammad Salim al-Ammari to five years in prison for opening fire on the US Embassy in Sana'a on December 5, 2006 (ref a). (Note: Original reports listed the shooter's name as Saleh Mohammed Salem Alawi. End note.) Lawyers [...] |
2007-11-13 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM |
| 07SANAA2096 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BADAWI CASE [...] (S) Per reftel, the Ambassador met on November 14 with the Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss the Badawi case. The Ambassador thanked him for the steps the ROYG has taken to ensure access for FBI investigators and reiterated strong USG interest in having Badawi in US custody. He said the USG [...] |
2007-11-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM |
| 07SANAA2098 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR: SALEH 'INCAPABLE' OF GIVING [...] (C) Summary. Abdul Karim al-Eryani, a close advisor to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, told the Ambassador November 16 that Saleh is "incapable" of surrendering convicted USS Cole perpetrator Jamal al-Badawi to U.S. custody and asserted that we would do much better to focus our energy on winn [...] |
2007-11-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA212 |
SOMALIA: YEMEN READY TO RECEIVE SHEIKH SHARIF, BUT [...] (C) Ambassador called on Yemeni FM Abu Bakr al-Qirbi on February 4 in order to deliver reftel demarche points, to which Qirbi replied that the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) continues to urge the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to conduct an inclusive political dialogue. He [...] |
2007-02-05 04:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM SO YE |
| 07SANAA2124 |
EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. According to Presidential advisor Abdul Karim al-Eryani, Qatari FM Hamid bin Jassim has undertaken efforts to revive his government's stalled efforts to mediate an end to hostilities between the ROYG and the rebellious al-Houthi tribe in the northern governorate of Saada. Notin [...] |
2007-11-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PINS QA YM |
| 07SANAA2126 |
REPORTS OF SALEH MEETING WITH EXILED OPPOSITION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA213 |
INFLUENTIAL YEMENI WOMEN [...] In response to reftel request, post proposes that the following five Yemeni women be included in the roster of women leaders being developed by the Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment. SIPDIS Her Excellency Ms. Khadija Al-Haisami Minister of Human Rights Republic of [...] |
2007-02-05 04:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KWMN PHUM PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2138 |
AL-QIRBI PUSHES FOR HIGH-LEVEL US PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) In their November 20 meeting, the Ambassador reiterated his understanding to Foreign Minister al-Qirbi that the Secretary of State would not attend the Forum for the Future, while al-Qirbi continued to push for high-level U.S. participation. Al-Qirbi was optimistic but non-committal about [...] |
2007-11-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2151 |
BADAWI INTERVIEWS CONCLUDE -- TIME TO CONSIDER [...] (S) On November 26, a team of FBI investigators will conduct their final interview with convicted USS Cole bombing conspirator Jamal al-Badawi. With the end of these regular interviews, we now face the issue of how to ensure that Badawi remains in jail in Sana'a while inter-agencey discussio [...] |
2007-11-26 14:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2164 |
SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT SHIFT OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF USG [...] (U) On November 12, the Ambassador chaired an inter-agency meeting to discuss future programming of USG development activities in Yemen. The group concluded that the USG will not expend any new funds in Sa'ada, Al-Jawf, Amran, Mareb, and Shabwa, where sufficient USG oversight has not been possi [...] |
2007-11-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2168 |
PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2169 |
DETERIORATING STANDARDS 40 YEARS AFTER SOUTH YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: Yemen will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Britain's departure from South Arabia on November 30, before a backdrop of increasing protests and violence in the South over perceived injustices and unequal distribution of wealth. This cable presents a comparison of educational opp [...] |
2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2170 |
YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...] |
2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM |
| 07SANAA2171 |
PRELIMINARY REPORTS: ROYG FORCES OPEN FIRE ON A [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2179 |
A CHANGE OF GOVERNOR IN ADEN UNLIKELY [...] (C) Responding to rumors that the Governor of Aden is in danger of being replaced, Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid al-Akwa told poloff on November 26 that rumors about leadership are rare in Yemen and a leak of this kind would usually quickly be followed by a decision. As no decision h [...] |
2007-12-02 08:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR YM |
| 07SANAA2180 |
DEMONSTRATIONS IN SOUTHERN YEMEN: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) Tough ROYG measures appear to have been broadly successful at containing rallies in Yemen's south marking the 40th anniversary of Southern Yemen's independence from British rule. Although demonstrations/celebrations took place in Aden, Makulla and other areas, the only incident of note o [...] |
2007-12-02 11:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2193 |
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR PRICE INFLATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High price inflation and increasing poverty sparked numerous demonstrations throughout Yemen between August-November 2007. The ROYG has taken only small steps to curb inflation, many of which treat symptoms rather than causes. The only long-term solutions may be greater compet [...] |
2007-12-03 11:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
| 07SANAA2196 |
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 1: [...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors drawn from his family, his tribe, and others, who have one way or another obtained the President's trust and respect. While his fa [...] |
2007-12-03 14:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR YM |
| 07SANAA221 |
SAADA: CASUALTIES MOUNT, SALEH PREPARES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Casualties continue to mount since the third round of fighting in Saada erupted on January 27. Government sources report that at least 42 soldiers have been killed and another 81 wounded, while casualties among the al-Houthi rebels are unknown. Military officials have confirmed [...] |
2007-02-06 13:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR YM |
| 07SANAA2214 |
BADAWI RERELEASE RUMORS UNTRUE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL YM |
| 07SANAA223 |
ROYG CLARIFIES REFUGEE POLICY: UNHCR WILL NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Refcoord, Poloff, and Conoff, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohy al-Din Al-Thibbi confirmed a de facto change in the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) refugee policy concerning non-Somalis: UNHCR would no longer be granted access to newly arriving non-So [...] |
2007-02-06 13:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA2258 |
WOMEN DIVIDED ON TYPE OF PARLIAMENTARY QUOTA SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA226 |
ZAYDI SHI'IS, THE AL HOUTHIS, AND SUNNIS: WHAT IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The third outbreak of major clashes between al-Houthi insurgents and the Yemeni regime has once again brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi (Shia) population. Misunderstanding about Yemeni Zaydi practices and beliefs have led some in the regional and international com [...] |
2007-02-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINR PREL YM |
| 07SANAA229 |
UPDATE ON YEMENI JEWISH FAMILIES [...] (SBU) Post is maintaining close watch on the condition of the 45 Yemeni Jews who left their homes in the Saada governorate after receiving a threatening letter on January 18. Press reports on February 4 claiming that the families had been returned to their homes were false. The Jewish famil [...] |
2007-02-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2296 |
PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL YM |
| 07SANAA2297 |
PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL YM |
| 07SANAA2298 |
USG DELEGATION REQUESTED TO PUSH BADAWI ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Reftel included Post recommendation for a senior-level ROYG delegation to travel to Washington for discussions on options for - and obstacles to - resolving the Badawi case. On reflection, we have concluded that it would be far more valuable for a USG delegation to travel to Yeme [...] |
2007-12-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV OTRA YM |
| 07SANAA2299 |
DFM COMMITS TO WORK FOR BADAWI MONITORING AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2300 |
YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-12 05:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2313 |
FOURTH PARALLEL FORUM LAUNCHES NEW ERA OF HOPE FOR [...] SUMMARY: Over 300 people, representing over 200 civil society groups, met at the Fourth Civil Society Parallel Forum in Sana'a on November 30-December 2 in order to tackle the issues of freedom of expression, the legal environment for NGOs, education, women empowerment, youth political parti [...] |
2007-12-16 13:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2325 |
LATEST ROYG THINKING ON BADAWI, FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Taking advantage of scheduled meetings at the MFA for visiting Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Rickman, Ambassador met privately with Foreign Minister Qirbi and Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi December 17 to reinforce the message delivered last week to [...] |
2007-12-17 14:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2333 |
YEMENI-AMERICAN AWLAQI RELEASED FROM ROYG CUSTODY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-18 14:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2335 |
PARLIAMENT INACTIVE BUT UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION [...] (U) The current session of Parliament accomplished almost nothing before its holiday recess. The most exciting moment was when opposition members walked out in protest of draft amendments to the country's electoral law. An expected joint session in January to discuss the President's reform [...] |
2007-12-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2360 |
PAKISTANI ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA2361 |
ROYG READY TO CANCEL THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) Discouraged by a lack of enthusiasm from possible G8 co-hosts, and increasingly aware that the Badawi case will make the attendance of the Secretary of State unlikely, Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi appears prepared to abort the Forum for the Future. On December 30, he asked the Ambass [...] |
2007-12-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2362 |
AMBASSADOR PUSHES AGAIN ON BADAWI BUT FM DOESN'T [...] (C) On December 30, the Ambassador reiterated to Foreign Minister al-Qirbi that US custody of Jamal al-Badawi is non-negotiable. Al-Qirbi responded again that such a resolution is "politically and legally impossible" and stated that the ROYG would await what it understood would be a POTUS de [...] |
2007-12-30 14:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA2364 |
YEMENIS CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR THE RETURN OF SHEIKH [...] (C) Sheikh al-Moayed recently sent a letter to President Saleh asking him to sign an "extradition treaty" with the United States. A ROYG source clarified that, if al-Moayed understood the meaning of extradition and its illegality under the Yemeni constitution, he would not have requested it. [...] |
2007-12-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER YM |
| 07SANAA2365 |
DEATH OF SHEIKH AL-AHMAR PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH [...] (C) Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, the Speaker of Yemen's Parliament and its most powerful tribal figure, died in Saudi Arabia on the morning of December 29 and was buried on December 31. His various titles and roles will likely be distributed among the men who performed those functions during his [...] |
2007-12-31 10:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL YM |
| 07SANAA243 |
SAADA: PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR WAR, BUT OVER WHAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a closed session on February 10, Parliament voted to authorize President Saleh to use military force against al-Houthi insurrectionists in Saada. Opposition party leaders have kept a low-profile in public, but indicated privately that their parties voted overwhelmingly agains [...] |
2007-02-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PINS PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA285 |
SAADA: FIGHTING INTENSIFIES WITH TROOP SURGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting in Saada intensified over the past week as ROYG troop deployments in Saada doubled to nearly 15,000. Estimates of troops killed in ambushes and direct attacks on military installations are between 50 and 100, with at least 200 injured. Casualties among the al-Houthis [...] |
2007-02-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINR PREL YM |
| 07SANAA289 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR QADERI AND [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Lt. Zaki Abdo Abdullah QADERI, Yemen Navy Lt. Mohammed Ali Saleh GARALLAH, Yemen Special Operatio [...] |
2007-02-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA296 |
YEMENIS REVIEW REGIONAL ISSUES WITH CODEL REYES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings on February 19, President Saleh and Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi reviewed for visiting CODEL Reyes Yemen's views on Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan. The Yemenis expressed support for the USG's approach in Somalia, voiced grave concern over Iran's [...] |
2007-02-26 06:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SO YE |
| 07SANAA297 |
(C) YEMENIS ASK CODEL FOR HELP IN SAADA; PRESENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh asked CODEL Reyes on February 19 to support on an urgent basis the Yemeni Government's military campaign against insurrectionists in Saada with intelligence, equipment and armored vehicles. Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi warned that anti-government fighters in [...] |
2007-02-26 06:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS MASS SO YE |
| 07SANAA300 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR AL ASADI FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Major Ahmed Ali Saleh AL ASADI, Yemen Air Force, DOB: 01 Feb 1964 2. Additionally the follow [...] |
2007-02-26 11:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA312 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARAB LEAGUE MEETING IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PREL YE |
| 07SANAA322 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR CSF-CTU MEMBERS [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the following members of the Central Security Force - Counterterrorism Unit (CSF-CTU) and Republican [...] |
2007-03-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA323 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR MAJOR OSAMAH [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Major Osamah Mohammed Abdurabu Mohammed, Central Security Force - Counterterrorism Unit, DOB: 15 [...] |
2007-03-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA341 |
SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...] |
2007-03-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 07SANAA390 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SABRAH FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: SABRAH, Faisal Mohammed Nasser, Colonel, Presidential Guard DOB: 01 January 1964, Passport: 01061 [...] |
2007-03-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA395 |
SAADA JEWS SAFE IN SANAA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs met on March 13 in Sanaa with Jewish families displaced by fighting that erupted in Saada in late January (reftels). Poloffs met, under the auspices of the MFA and Interior Ministry, with approximately 30 people from two major families. All members of the Jewish communit [...] |
2007-03-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINR PREL YM |
| 07SANAA414 |
(C) LETTER FROM PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Charg received a letter from President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a meeting held on March 17, 2007 (reftel). The letter is addressed to President Bush. The signed Arabic original will follow. Please forward the following infor [...] |
2007-03-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL YM |
| 07SANAA420 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR RAZEHI FOR IMET [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: RAZEHI, Ebrahim Mohammed Qaid, First Lieutenant, Yemen Air Force DOB: 15 August 1980, Passport: [...] |
2007-03-21 07:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS |
| 07SANAA446 |
RIOT IN SHABWA AFTER QUR'AN DESECRATED BY FRENCH [...] (U) On the afternoon of March 25, a French Total employee of The Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Balhaf in the Shabwa governorate reportedly desecrated a Qur'an during an argument with a Yemeni employee regarding contracts. The Frenchman allegedly tore out pages of the Qur'an, threw [...] |
2007-03-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL YM |
| 07SANAA451 |
SOMALIA'S SHEIKH SHARIF READY FOR DIALOGUE, BUT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met with former Somali Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on March 26, under the auspices of the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharif and former CIC foreign minister Ibrahim Adou, who joined him in the meeting, stated that the CIC h [...] |
2007-03-27 08:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SO YM |
| 07SANAA454 |
SUPPORTING YEMEN'S REQUEST FOR ARMORED VEHICLES [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) As reflected in reftels, the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has formally requested from the Governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates the expeditious transfer of several hundr [...] |
2007-03-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR MASS YM |
| 07SANAA465 |
REQUEST FOR FUNDING TO ATTEND DRL CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. 2. Embassy Sanaa is pleased to nominate Junior Officer Hala Rharrit, FO-05, to attend the Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Officers Conference to be held in Washington DC from July 18 to 20, 2007 and requests Department funding of travel, lodging and M&IE. 3. [...] |
2007-03-31 05:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KTEX OTRA PHUM PREL |
| 07SANAA473 |
(S) UNMANNED USG AIRCRAFT WASHES ASHORE, OFFICIAL [...] (S) On March 27, Yemeni military officers discovered an unmanned USG reconnaissance aircraft (Scan Eagle) that had washed ashore on the Arabian Sea coast in the province of Hadramaut. The President's Office immediately protested the incident to CDA and requested an explanation. Initially unawa [...] |
2007-04-02 05:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MASS YM |
| 07SANAA553 |
SALEH RE-SHUFFLES: WILL REFORM GET A BOOST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finally making a move that has been a hot topic of Sanaa's political class since the last cabinet re-shuffle in February 2006, President Saleh decreed the formation of a new government on March 31 under the leadership of Prime Minister-designate Dr. Ali Mohammed Mujawar. Yemeni [...] |
2007-04-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA608 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-10 06:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IZ YM |
| 07SANAA649 |
NEW RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MINISTER FOCUSES ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Awqaf (Endowment) and Religious Guidance, Judge Hamoud al-Hitar, told Ambassador on April 11 that he wants to institute a "national strategy" for religious dialogue. Hitar offered suggestions for further cooperation between post and the ministry, inclu [...] |
2007-04-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 07SANAA770 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL YM |
| 07SANAA785 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NESA SEMINAR - MOHAMED [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: DARES, Mohammed Hassan Nagi DOB: 25 SEP 1949 Passport: 00847 2. Additionally the following [...] |
2007-04-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA852 |
JEWISH COMMUNITY'S SECURITY PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30 - May 1 Damon Stevens, from the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, conducted separate meetings with members of the Jewish communities from Saada and Reyda, who expressed serious concern about the deteriorating security situation in norther [...] |
2007-05-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IS YM |
| 07SANAA857 |
RESPONDING TO POTUS DIRECTIVE: TRANSPORT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Saleh,s May 2 meeting with President Bush, during which he requested more military assistance, and in preparation for a Policy Coordination Committee meeting scheduled for May 10, post proposes several ideas in line with Yemen,s current and future security ch [...] |
2007-05-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MASS MCAP MARR PTER YM |
| 07SANAA882 |
(S) EMIO PERMISSION RECEIVED; COORDINATION BEGINS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MOPS MARR PREL PTER SNAR YM |
| 07SANAA884 |
AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) Ambassador urged Deputy Forein Minister Mohy al-Din al-Dhabbi on May 13 to opose Belarus' candidacy to the UNHRC in favor of lovenia or Bosnia. Al-Dhabbi promised to conveythe message to the internal Yemeni Government commitee that decides on multilateral votes. 2. (C Information we [...] |
2007-05-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM YM |
| 07SANAA905 |
MINISTER PREACHES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, SHEIKH [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, the CDA, accompanied by poloff and Damon Stevens from the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, met with Minister of Religious Affairs Judge Hamoud al-Hitar to discuss tolerance and dialogue between faith [...] |
2007-05-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER YM |
| 07SANAA907 |
SAADA HISTORY: HUSSEIN AL-HOUTHI - PARLIAMENTARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since 2004, the ROYG has fought three wars in the Saada governorate with the al-Houthis, with each round more intense and prolonged than the last. History is key to understanding why this conflict began and continues to reemerge. The roots of the conflict lie with the late Hussein [...] |
2007-05-19 05:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
| 07SANAA96 |
ADMIRAL HUNT DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On January 21, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Richard Hunt and Ambassador met with Defense Minister Mohammad Nasser Ahmed Ali to discuss Somalia and military-military cooperation. Ali expressed concern that violence in Somal [...] |
2007-01-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER PARM SO YM |
| 08SANAA100 |
AL-QIRBI BEMOANS GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (U) In a January 21 meeting with the Ambassadors of the United States and Germany and the Japanese DCM, Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi broached the subject of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza strip. Diverging from the topic of the meeting, the 2007 Forum for the Future (septel), the Foreign [...] |
2008-01-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA101 |
FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES FOR LANGUAGE BLAMING G8 [...] (C) In a January 21 meeting with representatives of the United States, Japan and Germany, the Yemeni Foreign Minister pushed for an announcement that would place blame on the G8 for the failure of the 2007 Forum for the Future to take place. The Foreign Minister was equally uncooperative on th [...] |
2008-01-22 06:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1053 |
YEMEN'S BIG BROTHER: WHAT HAS SAUDI ARABIA DONE [...] (U) AMEMBASSY Riyadh and AMCONGEN Jeddah have cleared this cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Yemen has a long history of relations with Saudi Arabia based primarily on their 1500 km shared border, which has led to extensive social, religious and business ties. Yemenis perceive the relationship as he [...] |
2008-06-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS SA YM |
| 08SANAA107 |
SALEH CALLS FOR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) On January 21, President Saleh called for an emergency Arab League summit to discuss the blockade of Gaza. While his Party endorses his idea, at least one opposition figure dismisses it as an empty gesture. End Summary 2. (U) On January 21, According to Yemen's official news agency, P [...] |
2008-01-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KSUM PGOV IS YM |
| 08SANAA1078 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
| 08SANAA108 |
YEMENIS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS, [...] (U) Post RSO sources indicate that, on January 22, a crowd of between 5000 and 6000 marched from Sana'a University toward the headquarters of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), in protest of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Police prevented the group from reaching UNDP headquarters. The crowd [...] |
2008-01-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV IS YM |
| 08SANAA1096 |
PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT VISITS YEMEN, BUT LITTLE BUZZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Palestinian President visited Yemen on June 19 and met with President Saleh to discuss the Arab-Israeli issue and Yemen's initiative to reconcile Fatah and Hamas. Open source reporting said little about the discussions and insiders told PolOff that no substantive developments [...] |
2008-06-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG IS EG YM |
| 08SANAA1139 |
DJIBOUTIAN EMBASSY IN YEMEN COMMENTS ON HORN OF [...] (C) Hassan Ali Hassan, deputy head of mission at the Djiboutian Embassy in Yemen, told PolOff on 30 June that tensions are still high between Djibouti and Eritrea. Hassan said the Eritrean Army has encroached into Djibouti to the city of Moulhole. There have been several attempts to enter in [...] |
2008-07-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DJ YM |
| 08SANAA1155 |
EMBASSY SANAA RESPONSE TO ENGAGING HOST [...] (U) Embassy Sana'a's main POC for issues dicussed in reftel is Public Affairs Officer, Ryan Gliha; E-mail: GlihaRM@state.gov; Telephone: 967-1-755-2451. 2. (C) Yemen does not currently sit on the Arabsat board. SECHE [...] |
2008-07-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER XF ALOW YM |
| 08SANAA1165 |
AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...] |
2008-07-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINS YM |
| 08SANAA1212 |
REVIEWING THE ROADMAP OR RETURN OF YEMEN'S GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) On July 20, the Ambassador met with Ammar Saleh, Deputy Director of Yemen's National Security Bureau, to discuss the eleven items that comprise the roadmap for the return of Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo (GTMO), presented initially during [...] |
2008-07-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDRG PTER YM |
| 08SANAA122 |
YEMENI GUN BAN HOLDS BUT ATTITUDES REMAIN UNCHANGED [...] (U) Yemen's historic gun ban is holding five months after it was announced. Though violence continues in Yemen reports suggest there has been some reduction in gun related crimes. Lasting change will only be successful if attitudes about weapons change and people become aware of its dangers. E [...] |
2008-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1408 |
YEMEN RECEIVES DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR GM YM |
| 08SANAA1422 |
TWO YEMENI BAHA'IS RELEASED FROM JAIL; IRANIAN AND [...] (SBU) The two detained Yemeni Baha'is (reftel) were released on August 19. The four other remaining imprisoned Baha'is, three Iranians and one Iraqi, are still detained in a Sanaa Criminal Investigation Department prison, pending further investigation. No official charges have yet been filed [...] |
2008-08-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1441 |
POST ASKS ROYG TO NOT DEPORT DETAINED BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) During an August 26 telephone conversation, Post's Legatt office advised the General Prosecutor for the Specialized Courts, Said al-Aqel, against the deportation of the four remaining imprisoned Baha'is. The Legatt office asserted that if deported, the Baha'is, most specifically the Ira [...] |
2008-08-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA145 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL LE IS SY KVIR YM |
| 08SANAA1461 |
DIESEL PROBLEM MORE CRISIS OF SUPPLY THAN PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Persistent diesel shortages attributed to high demand, low refinery capacity and corruption have plagued Yemen since May 2008. As a result, the ROYG has decided to take a number of measures to increase diesel supply. The high international price of oil has forced the ROYG to p [...] |
2008-09-02 10:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV DJ SA SO SU YM |
| 08SANAA1473 |
DEPORTATION STILL FEARED FOR THE BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) As of September 3, the four imprisoned Baha'is (reftel) remain detained and face possible deportation. According to their lawyer, Khaled al-Anisi, the ROYG has now unofficially agreed that they may choose the country to which they will be deported. 2. (SBU) On August 31, the Charge d' [...] |
2008-09-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA151 |
BIGGEST GAZA DEMONSTRATION TO DATE IN SANAA, BUT [...] (C) For the fourth day out of five, crowds of Yemenis took to the streets on January 26 to demonstrate in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip. This demonstration, the largest to date, was estimated by the Regional Security Office to have included more than 100,000 people. When disc [...] |
2008-01-28 08:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL PREL YM |
| 08SANAA1520 |
YEMEN: DELIVERY OF UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN YM |
| 08SANAA1521 |
ROYG AGREES TO NOT DEPORT BAHA'IS TO IRAN, BUT [...] (SBU) On September 6, the DCM stressed to National Security Bureau (NSB) and Presidential Office Director Ali al-Anisi the importance of not deporting the detained Baha'is to Iran (ref A). Al-Anisi replied that the ROYG would not forcibly deport the detainees to Iran, but insisted that they w [...] |
2008-09-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA1531 |
ROYG ASKS FOR ANTI-PIRACY SUPPORT [...] Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi chaired an ambassadorial level meeting on September 10 to urge international support for the ROYG's anti-piracy efforts. Joining al-Alimi were the Ministers of Defense, Interior and Transport. He emphasized the importance [...] |
2008-09-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM |
| 08SANAA1533 |
YEMEN TAKES STOCK OF A STOCK MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Yemen Government is proceeding full steam ahead with establishing a stock market. A supervisory committee has been formed and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps has been invited to conduct an in-country evaluation in October 2008. Afterwards, a technical implementatio [...] |
2008-09-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KMPI PGOV PREL JO YM |
| 08SANAA154 |
ROYG PAINTS ROSY PICTURE FOR VISITING STAFFDEL [...] (U) As part of a recently negotiated MOU on Parliamentary exchange, the ROYG hosted a delegation of Congressional staffers from January 20-26. The staffdel was provided access to the cream of the ROYG's power structure. Three topics arose as central issues of the visit: Yemen's need for more [...] |
2008-01-28 12:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL OTRA YM |
| 08SANAA1540 |
NO CHANGE ON BAHA'I CASE: DEPORTATION STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: There continues to be no change in the ROYG's position vis a vis the detained Baha'is. The President has officially signed an order calling for the deportation of the four detainees to the country of their choice. UNHCR has still not been granted access to the prisoners, putti [...] |
2008-09-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA1547 |
THREAT LETTER RECEIVED BY EMBASSY SANAA [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 14, 2008, RSO received an email attachment from the British Embassy security officer, which contained a scanned letter written in Arabic. After translation, it was revealed that the letter was issued by the "Islamic Jihadist Organization" and threatened Vehicle Bo [...] |
2008-09-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1550 |
9/17 SANAA EAC REQUESTS AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss the terrorist attack that took place on the American Embassy at 0915 on 09/17/08. The EAC agreed to request authorized departure. See specific requests in paragraph 8. 2. (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss t [...] |
2008-09-17 17:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1551 |
ROYG AGREES TO EMBASSY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) In the wake of the September 17 terrorist attack on the embassy, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minster Rashad al-Alimi, Interior Minister Motahar al-Masri, National Security Bureau Director Ali al-Anisi, and Political Security Organization Chief Ghalib Qamish. The Ambassador advised [...] |
2008-09-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1558 |
9/19 SANAA EAC DISCUSSES NEW THREAT [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Sanaa EAC met for the second time since the 09/17/08 terrorist attack on the Embassy. The EAC discussed how best to respond to a new non-specific threat from Islamic Jihad in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss [...] |
2008-09-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1559 |
AMEMB SANAA 9/20 DAILY SITREP [...] Security: The MSD team has been deployed to augment security at the Hadda Apartment Complex. One of the ARSOs is currently conducting a security review of all official American residential areas in order to determine where host nation assets could be deployed to be most useful. Based upon AR [...] |
2008-09-20 11:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1563 |
AMEMB SANAA 9/21 DAILY SITREP [...] Security: On 9/20 we moved several personnel out of potentially vulnerable residences. In addition, we are coordinating with host nation security forces to increase security at our cluster housing locations. Septel to follow. Post One's security equipment upgrade should be completed by the [...] |
2008-09-21 08:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1564 |
AMEMB SANAA 9/22 DAILY SITREP [...] Security: RSO is still coordinating residential security issues with the host nation. Security upgrades inside Hadda Compound are fully in place. DS has agreed to a controlled release to certain ROYG security services of the video of the attack. RSO will coordinate with the relevant section [...] |
2008-09-22 07:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1568 |
UPDATE ON YEMEN'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. SUMMARY: The ROYG has recently taken some actions in the field of anti-money laundering (AML), including forming a Supervisory Committee to oversee AML efforts and restructuring of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering Information [...] |
2008-09-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM |
| 08SANAA158 |
INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN SAADA: A QUESTION OF DEFINITION AND STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA161 |
UK PSI OUTREACH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) POL/E Chief and his British counterpart delivered reftel demarche to MFA Assistant Deputy Minister Khaled al-Akwa on January 29. The representative of HMG passed al-Akwa an informal copy of the invitation and promised to follow up with a formal copy. (Note: The original formal invitatio [...] |
2008-01-29 12:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PHSA PARM ZR YM |
| 08SANAA1755 |
AMBASSADOR DECLARES DISASTER IN HADRAMOUT AND MAHRA [...] Summary and Action Request: Ambassador Seche declares a humanitarian disaster in the Hadramout and Mahra governorates of eastern Yemen following a tropical storm and related flash flooding that occurred between October 23 and October 25. The Ambassador requests that DCHA/OFDA immediately commi [...] |
2008-10-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID YM |
| 08SANAA1800 |
SANAA EAC REQUESTS THE LIFTING OF AUTHORIZED [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 2, 2008, the EAC met to discuss the lifting of Authorized Departure status. After discusion, the EAC decided to recommend the lifting of authorized departure and return to the prior limited-accompanied status at post of working adult dependents only. The EAC was a [...] |
2008-11-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC YM |
| 08SANAA1814 |
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PRESSES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with a Yemeni Parliamentary Committee formed to lobby for the immediate release of accused terrorist financier Sheikh al-Moayad and his companion Zayed. Members of the committee pointed out that Moayad is well-regarded in Yemen, with no ties to terrorist [...] |
2008-11-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1819 |
YEMENI REACTION TO US ELECTION: GREAT NATION, [...] On November 5, the Ambassador hosted a morning reception to give key post contacts the opportunity to watch the results of the US presidential elections with embassy officers. At that event and in EmbOffs' other meetings, the response to the elections has been overwhelmingly positive. Post,s [...] |
2008-11-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL YM |
| 08SANAA1826 |
AL-BANNA SENTENCE REDUCED [...] International-media reports on November 8 indicated that convicted terrorist Jaber al-Banna's sentence had been reduced by a Yemeni court from 10 years to five. According to Agence France Presse, al-Banna's sentence was reduced because he "handed himself in to the authorities." Reflecting th [...] |
2008-11-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KISL YM |
| 08SANAA1830 |
GPC JITTERS OVER APRIL 2009 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although the ruling party is expected to win easily in the upcoming parliamentary elections, President Saleh has recently expressed fears about how the opposition will portray his actions during the campaign. Some speculate that he is overstating these fears to avoid taking actio [...] |
2008-11-10 14:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA1881 |
DAILEY DELIVERS STRONG CT MESSAGE TO ROYG OFFICIALS [...] (U) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey met on December 16 and 17 with ranking ROYG security officials. Assuring them that counterterrorism (CT) will continue to be a priority for the new U.S. Administration, he pressed his interlocutors for progress on effective CT legislation and [...] |
2008-11-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1887 |
SCER SITS AT THE CENTER OF ELECTORAL SPAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. While publicly the GPC and JMP continue to dig deeper into their entrenched positions regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections, officials on each side have left open the possibility of reaching a face-saving compromise that would encourage JMP participation. The GPC-domina [...] |
2008-11-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA1890 |
PORT OF ADEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUEEZED BY SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The port of Aden struggles to regain its stature as an essential regional hub in the midst of new management and ongoing security threats. Although the strike against new Aden Container Terminal manager Dubai Ports World appears to have been resolved, endemic corruption still a [...] |
2008-11-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EWWT PBTS YM |
| 08SANAA1900 |
CREATING INCENTIVES FOR YEMEN'S CT ENGAGEMENT [...] (S) Embassy Sana'a wishes to express its appreciation for the collective efforts of the Washington inter-agency process that have identified both supply and financing sources for the M-113 armored personnel carriers requested by President Saleh. The purpose of this message is to ensure that th [...] |
2008-11-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1901 |
SALEM HAMDAN IN YEMENI GOVERNMENT CUSTODY [...] (S) At approximately 03:54 local time on November 26, 2008, Colonel Gilberto Villahermosa, Senior Defense Representative and Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for Guantanamo detainee Salem Ahmed Salem Hamdan (ISN US [...] |
2008-11-26 10:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1918 |
YEMEN'S STARVING CHILDREN [...] A National Symposium on Child Poverty held November 24-25 in Sana'a reported that half of Yemeni children under the age of five are moderately to severely underweight. Infant mortality in Yemen is ten times the U.S. rate, and according to the World Food Program's (WFP) Jutta Neitzel, food exp [...] |
2008-11-29 13:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI YM |
| 08SANAA1923 |
YEMEN PUSHING FULL STEAM AHEAD ON GAS PRODUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Construction of the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Project (YLNG) is near completion and YLNG expects to export natural gas in the second quarter of 2009. The ROYG Ministry of Oil and Minerals is also eyeing other oil production and exploration blocks for additional supplies of na [...] |
2008-12-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1924 |
DEMARCHE: ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] Post maintains an ongoing discussion with the ROYG on deepening cooperation with the international community to fight Somali piracy. During our discussions, emboffs have raised all of the points outlined in para 4 of reftel. Yemeni military sources assert that, to be effective, the internatio [...] |
2008-12-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1929 |
23 INJURED IN OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Demonstrations organized by Yemen's political opposition in Sana'a on November 27, and the ROYG reaction to them, turned violent, resulting in the injury of 23 people. The ROYG reportedly assaulted reporters covering the demonstrations and some accuse ROYG forces of firing on demonstrator [...] |
2008-12-02 09:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA1935 |
OPPOSITION LEADER: PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] (C) With Yemen's April 2009 Parliamentary elections approaching, the opposition continues to boycott all election preparations. The concessions that President Saleh is willing to discuss privately come nowhere near addressing what the opposition deems to be its "minimum standards" for partic [...] |
2008-12-03 12:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM YM |
| 08SANAA1947 |
GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 29, during his first visit to Yemen, General David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, met with President Ali Abdullah Saleh and senior ROYG officials for frank and open discussions. Discussions focused on security issues, including counter-terrorism, pi [...] |
2008-12-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP PHSA PINS PTER MOPS OTRA YM |
| 08SANAA1949 |
SALEH'S CHARM OFFENSIVE: YEMENI PRESIDENT ATTEMPTS TO WOO [...] (Summary) During the week of November 24, 2008, President Ali Abdullah Saleh conducted two high-profile, on-the-record interviews with international media outlets in France and Russia. In the context of these interviews, Saleh outlined his government's views on counter-terrorism strategy in Y [...] |
2008-12-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO YM |
| 08SANAA195 |
SALEH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL [...] (U) Shortly after returning from his trip to Spain and Belgium, and only a few months after his regular annual physical in Germany, President Saleh was admitted to a Yemeni hospital. 2. (U) The Defense Ministry-funded 26Sep Net reported on February second that President Saleh had flown fro [...] |
2008-02-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINR YM |
| 08SANAA1960 |
12/07 SANAA EAC REVIEWS RECENT THREAT INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss new threat information received by the Embassy. The EAC reviewed current security policies in place and discussed additional security measures needed. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss new [...] |
2008-12-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1973 |
SAUDI AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON YEMENI [...] (C) On December 6, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Ali al-Hamdan passed to the Ambassador information on Faris Mana'a. Mana'a, one of Yemen's most successful weapons smugglers, has long been known to have a curiously close relationship with President Saleh, who once brought him into a meeting with [...] |
2008-12-08 06:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PARM PTER PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA1974 |
THREATS AGAINST EMBASSY SANAA AND WESTERN INTERESTS [...] (S/NF) US Embassy Sana'a has received threats against the Embassy and other Western interests in Yemen. RSO has passed all information to GRPO for follow-up. No further information has been received regarding these threats. 2. (S/NF) On December 5, RSO received information from a Canadian [...] |
2008-12-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1976 |
12/12 SANAA EAC REVIEWS SECURITY POSTURE [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 12/12/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss the Embassy's security posture in light of continued threat reporting against embassies, hotels, and other Western interests in Yemen. The EAC determined that the Sheraton Hotel should be put off-limits for the time being and the TDYers [...] |
2008-12-12 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC PTER YM |
| 08SANAA1990 |
CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP INFORMATION REQUEST: [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO YM |
| 08SANAA1991 |
IN LIGHT OF NEW SECURITY THREATS, ROYG PROMISES TO [...] (S) During a December 13 meeting at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), the Ambassador broached recent security concerns with Minister of Interior Rashad al-Masri. The Minister assured the Ambassador that the ROYG was taking all threats against Western interests, including the U.S. Embassy an [...] |
2008-12-15 07:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER ASEC PINS MOPS YM |
| 08SANAA1994 |
REYDA JEWS FACE NEW THREATS OF VIOLENCE IN WAKE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Days after the December 11 murder of a Yemeni Jew in Reyda, the town's Jewish community reports continued harassment and violence, and complains of ROYG inaction. Minister of Interior Rashad al-Masri assured the Ambassador on December 13 that the ROYG would protect the nation's [...] |
2008-12-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA2005 |
PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY PROMISES TO RESETTLE REYDA [...] (C) BG Tariq Saleh, nephew of President Saleh and head of his Presidential Guard, informed EMBOFFS on December 16 that the President had offered to provide every member of the Jewish community in Reyda resettlement in Sana'a, a parcel of land and money to build a home. Saleh reportedly also a [...] |
2008-12-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA2026 |
SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...] |
2008-12-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM |
| 08SANAA2028 |
LOCAL SECURITY INSUFFICIENT TO EASE REYDA JEWS' [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Jewish community in Reyda confirmed that they would accept President Saleh's offer of land and money to build houses in Sana'a, but worried that their immediate security needs in Reyda were not being addressed. Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau (N [...] |
2008-12-22 07:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA2033 |
YEMEN INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-22 12:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM IR YM |
| 08SANAA2061 |
GCC MEMBERSHIP REMAINS BEYOND YEMEN'S GRASP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Yemen's full participation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is thwarted by its bleak economic outlook, including a large, but unemployed, work force. GCC members have pledged to help strengthen Yemen's development, but a substantial amount of money has not been delivered. E [...] |
2008-12-30 12:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA2062 |
YEMENI PROTESTORS OUT IN FORCE IN REACTION TO GAZA [...] Massive protests have been organized throughout Yemen since December 27, continuing into the 30, in reaction to the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. Yemeni government officials, political parties, labor unions, and human rights organizations have issued statements condemning the [...] |
2008-12-30 12:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO KPAL YM |
| 08SANAA2064 |
YEMEN'S PERMANENT REP TO THE UN MAY ATTEND CONTACT [...] Although Post did not receive an official response to reftel invitation, Abdul Hakeem al-Eryani, Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister, told Poloff at a December 30 meeting that the ROYG is considering sending its Permanent Representative to the UN to participate. He was unable to co [...] |
2008-12-30 13:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER YM |
| 08SANAA2065 |
PLAINCLOTHES SECURITY OFFICIALS SENT TO PROTECT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA208 |
APPROACH TO AIRLINES ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS - YEMENIA [...] (U) PolOff presented reftel PowerPoint to Capt. Abdul Kalek Al-kadi, chairman of Yemenia Airways, on February 2. The captain assured PolOff of all cooperation possible in this area. 2. (S) Al-kadi prefaced the meeting by saying that the ROYG and Yemenia Airways were already taking steps to [...] |
2008-02-06 10:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | EAIR ECON PTER YM |
| 08SANAA240 |
TWO SIDES AGREE TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION IN SAADA [...] (C) A February 1 agreement to reinvigorate the stalled Qatari mediation efforts in Saada was followed by a brief continuation of the violence and then a reported cease fire. While any good news in this conflict is welcome, difficulties implementing earlier cease-fire agreements lead post to re [...] |
2008-02-06 13:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA256 |
SECOND POST-CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW-UP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) officials, Gulf Cooperation Council representatives (including the Secretary General) and a large number of bilateral and SIPDIS multilateral donors gathered in Sana'a on February 4 to discuss the status of the pledges allocated to Yemen and the [...] |
2008-02-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
| 08SANAA258 |
NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKERS ALL [...] (C) Summary: The Yemeni Parliament chose its new Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers on February 11. The ruling party won all slots, despite the unpopularity of its nominated Speaker and the opposition's clever strategy to maximize its chances. End Summary. The Winners: --------- [...] |
2008-02-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA259 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN.GIFT AND THE VIENNA FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-11 13:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG YM |
| 08SANAA260 |
KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV UN YI EU YM |
| 08SANAA265 |
YEMEN'S 2008 SUBMISSION FOR 2008 EISA [...] In response to reftel, Post provides the following information. 2. The Political and Economic Section at post handles energy matters. A total of four employees handle energy-related issues: one entry-level Economic Foreign Service Officer, one entry-level Commercial Foreign Service Offi [...] |
2008-02-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD APER ENRG SENV YM |
| 08SANAA267 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE OPPOSITION'S ROLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with leaders of the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) coalition on February 13. The conversation focused on the political dialogue between the ruling party and the JMP and on the role the JMP is playing in remedying the problems of the country. Dur [...] |
2008-02-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA268 |
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CAUSES DISSENT IN RULING PARTY [...] (C) On February 11, President Saleh's choice was elected Speaker of Parliament. General unhappiness with the new speaker and the strong arm tactics used to elect him have alienated many in the ruling party. Considering the number of issues already facing the ROYG, the President's decision to [...] |
2008-02-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA269 |
POC FOR AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG YM |
| 08SANAA292 |
WILL YEMENI TAX REFORM BE A TAXING EXPERIENCE? [...] (C) The ROYG is planning a phased implementation of a General Sales Tax on imported and wholesale goods in 2008 and expects to raise 112 billion Yemeni Riyals, according to the Tax Authority Chair. However, it will face several obstacles in collecting the tax. The Sana'a business community [...] |
2008-02-18 11:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL YM |
| 08SANAA3 |
THE FORUM'S FUTURE STILL IN DOUBT [...] (C) The Ambassador and the German CDA met with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi on January 2 to discuss the Forum for the Future. The Ambassador noted the USG's continued commitment to the Forum, but, in the absence of a representative of the Japanese Embassy, no progress was made on forming [...] |
2008-01-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA305 |
YEMEN FORWARD LEANING ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-20 14:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO SA MU DJ YM |
| 08SANAA318 |
OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-25 12:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA320 |
OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA344 |
YEMEN VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] In response to reftel, Post input for the U.S. Trade Representative's 2008 Special 301 review follows. 2. Yemen continues to face many obstacles to intellectual property rights (IPR), including a non-TRIPs-compliant IPR law, which it is seeking to amend. Copyright protection of optical m [...] |
2008-02-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR YM |
| 08SANAA366 |
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 3: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within Yemen. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the third in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influences Sa [...] |
2008-03-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PINR YM |
| 08SANAA396 |
YEMEN INPUT FOR FOAA-08 REPORT [...] In response to reftel, Post's input for the FY 2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act (FOAA-08) report follows. 2. The budget is made public in Yemen through written publications, the mass media and the internet. Nevertheless, many observers believe [...] |
2008-03-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON KMPI PREL YM |
| 08SANAA407 |
YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel), posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...] |
2008-03-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL YM |
| 08SANAA412 |
YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel), posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...] |
2008-03-11 11:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL YM |
| 08SANAA428 |
TAXES, FEES AND RED TAPE -- BUSINESSMEN COMPLAIN [...] (C) During an early March visit to the southern port city of Aden, the Ambassador found business contacts unhappy about non-transparent fees and taxes, bureaucratic red tape and difficulties in acquiring land. The Governor expressed a desire to encourage increased investment, but offered no re [...] |
2008-03-15 14:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA44 |
US PARTNER CHOSEN TO LEAD INFLUENTIAL CHAMBER OF [...] (U) On January 6, the Sana'a Chamber of Commerce and Industry elected Hassan Al-Kbous as the Chairman of the Chamber following the death of previous Chairman Sheikh Mahfoudh Shammakh. Sheikh Mahfoudh Shammakh, sometimes called the Wiseman of the Yemeni Traders, died of a heart attack on Janu [...] |
2008-01-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP PREL YM |
| 08SANAA458 |
AMBASSADOR FINDS ADENIS UNHAPPY WITH THE ROYG AND [...] (C) On a recent trip to the southern city of Aden, the Ambassador's conversations with his interlocutors confirmed our perception of a growing divide between the Sana'a-controlled local government and Aden's citizens. The most dire compared Yemen's south to an occupied territory, while others [...] |
2008-03-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA46 |
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 2: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the second in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influen [...] |
2008-01-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR YM |
| 08SANAA490 |
FUTURE BANK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-19 06:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IR BA YM |
| 08SANAA52 |
AMBASSADOR STRESSES CONCERN FOR REYDA JEWS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-08 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF YM |
| 08SANAA541 |
IF THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ROYG apparently does not have enough revenues to cover its expenses. Against this background, it has promised to increase salaries, pensions and social welfare payments by USD 372 million. Raising General Sales Tax revenues, reducing smuggling/tax evasion, eliminating "gh [...] |
2008-03-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL YM |
| 08SANAA610 |
ROYG SUPPRESSES DEMONSTRATIONS WITH TANKS AND [...] (C) The ROYG used military force including tanks, other armored vehicles and aircraft to suppress demonstrations in southern Yemen on April 1. The protests, which stemmed from an incident where military applicants from Dhale were refused enlistment, continued today, with many demonstrators arr [...] |
2008-04-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA64 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS DEMISE OF SANA'A FORUM [...] (C) On December 12, acting on instructions from capitals, the Ambassador and his German and Japanese counterparts met Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi and recommended an end to planning for the Sana'a Forum for the Future. The three Ambassadors presented the Foreign Minister with draft langu [...] |
2008-01-13 15:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA65 |
SALEH REQUESTS DETAINEE RELEASE AND RETURN OF [...] (U) On January 12, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh handed the Ambassador a letter to President Bush praising the current Middle East peace initiative and requesting the release of Yemenis held in Guantanamo. In the meeting, Saleh also requested that jailed Yemeni cleric Sheikh al-Moayed be [...] |
2008-01-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA66 |
YEMENI ROYG EXPRESSES CONCERNS: ISRAELI SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-13 15:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM YM |
| 08SANAA67 |
SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...] |
2008-01-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PINS PGOV YM |
| 08SANAA711 |
SALEH'S STEWARDSHIP OF YEMEN A SUBJECT OF CONCERN [...] (C) Summary. Conversations this month with a range of interlocutors have revealed a growing sense of unease with the Saleh government's seeming inability to effectively address the problems of terrorism and internal unrest in Yemen. The consensus view holds that Saleh's preoccupation with the [...] |
2008-04-20 07:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS YM |
| 08SANAA747 |
DESPERATE ROYG SPINS 'TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS' [...] (U) ROYG-sponsored official media widely covered the April 25 telephone call between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and U.S. President George Bush. All four major Yemeni government daily newspapers, as well as several international pan-Arab outlets, front-paged reports of the conversation [...] |
2008-04-27 06:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA835 |
ROYG QUESTIONED ON YEMENI DELEGATION MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM |
| 08SANAA836 |
PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYG [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL YM |
| 08SANAA86 |
GPC MP CRITICIZES ROYG HANDLING OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) On January 13 a prominent member of Yemen's ruling party criticized his government's handling of demonstrations in Aden specifically and southern discontent in general. Earlier in the day, media reported that two Yemenis had died and 17 were injured in fighting that broke out during a demo [...] |
2008-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA87 |
PART ONE OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, part one of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This first section covers openness to foreign investment, conversion and transfer policies, expropriation and compensation, dispute settlement, performance requirements and ince [...] |
2008-01-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM |
| 08SANAA88 |
PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...] |
2008-01-15 11:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM |
| 08SANAA881 |
INTERIOR MINISTER CONFIRMS AL-BANNA IN JAIL, [...] (C) Summary. In the course of an hour-long meeting on May 18, Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi confirmed to the Ambassador that convicted al-Qaeda operative Jabr al-Banna had been re-arrested after his latest appearance in court. Alimi also confirmed the ROYG's intention to pursue additi [...] |
2008-05-19 10:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER YM |
| 08SANAA89 |
KHAWLAN SHIEKHS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF AL-MOAYED [...] (C) On January 15, a delegation of Yemeni Sheikhs made a plea to the Ambassador for the release of convicted terrorist financier Sheikh Mohammed al-Moayed. The delegation averred that the Sheikh was a good, charitable man who would not have supported terrorists. They attempted to cast reconsi [...] |
2008-01-15 14:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL YM |
| 08SANAA90 |
ROYG TO SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA YM |
| 08SANAA91 |
THREE BELGIANS KILLED IN ATTACK IN HADRAMOUT [...] (C) At approximately 2:30 PM local time, January 18 in Wadi Dowan in the governorate of Hadramout a four-car convoy carrying Belgian tourists was attacked by armed men. PSO in Makulla reported that two or three of the Belgian tourists were killed, as was one Yemeni driver. One tourist and one [...] |
2008-01-18 16:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL YM |
| 08SANAA979 |
YEMEN PIPELINE ATTACK [...] (C) On June 1 the Yemeni Soldiers' Brigade (a group associated with Al-Qaida which claimed responsibility for the attack on the embassy in March) claimed responsibility for what it called a "mortar attack" on the oil pipeline near a state-run refinery in Aden on May 30. Media reporting varies [...] |
2008-06-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ENRG EPET PINS PTER YM |
| 09EFTOSANAA433 |
REFUGEE FLOWS INTO YEMEN STRAIN AN ALREADY BURDENED SYSTEM [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: Pressing on an already overburdened system, the number of refugees in Yemen continued to increase in 2008. The ROYG is beginning to feel the increasing pressure from the existing population of refugees, along with these new arrivals, as evidenced by a draft law to end the poli [...] |
2009-03-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1007 |
NORTHERN TRIBAL LEADER THROWS LOT IN WITH [...] (S) Sheikh Mohamed Naji al-Shaif told the Ambassador on May 26 that he has met repeatedly with southern leader Ali Nasser Mohamed and had committed to give financial support to another prominent dissident. He further claimed that if Yemen's southern governorates secede, the northern governora [...] |
2009-05-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1014 |
SALEH AND CRONIES DRAW FIRE FROM A BROADENING [...] (C) As political tension mounts in Yemen, a broadening cross-section of Embassy interlocutors is blaming President Saleh personally for the country's woes. This increasing distrust of Saleh bodes poorly for his ability to draw effectively on the power base that traditionally has enabled him to weat [...] |
2009-05-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1015 |
SALEH SEES FOREIGN HAND BEHIND YEMEN,S INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. During a 40-minute meeting at his residence in Taiz, President Saleh confirmed to D/D CIA Kappes his intention to permit Yemenis to enter the Saudi rehab program upon their release from Guantanamo, an issue that he said he will discuss King Abdullah during a visit to Riyadh on May 31. [...] |
2009-05-31 12:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER YM |
| 09SANAA1016 |
POTHOLES ON THE ROAD TO 2011 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Twenty-three months prior to parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2011, the deadline for the parties to reach mutually acceptable electoral reform is much closer than it appears. Neither side appears to be moving in the direction of resolving the outstanding disagreements on the e [...] |
2009-05-31 12:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1017 |
PRIME MINISTER: SOUTHERNERS ARE PRO-UNITY [...] (C) The Prime Minister told the Ambassador on May 30 that southern discontent consisted of a limited number of people complaining about personal issues, spurred on by exiled leaders and misled by an overly free press. Real southerners are pro-unity, Mujawar said, employing the same rhetoric th [...] |
2009-05-31 13:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1048 |
ICSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA YM |
| 09SANAA1049 |
CORRUPTION ROUNDUP: YEMENI INSTITUTIONS (STILL) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Yemen is gradually fighting corruption through a number of anti-corruption institutions, including the Central Organization for Control and Auditing (COCA), the Public Prosecutor,s office, the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC), and the High Tender Board. [...] |
2009-06-03 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR EFIN YM |
| 09SANAA1050 |
KOMID DEMARCHE RE-DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM |
| 09SANAA1060 |
YEMENIS IMPRESSED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH, [...] (U) Embassy interlocutors responded positively to President Barack Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. They were pleased with the speech's respectful and balanced tone. Interlocutors, however, were somewhat skeptical that the change in tone would be matched by a change in policy, and awaited cle [...] |
2009-06-08 06:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPRC KPAO KISL YM |
| 09SANAA1063 |
EMBASSY CONTACT PREPARING TRIBAL POWER BLOC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-08 09:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1064 |
YEMEN: NATURAL GAS EXPORT LAUNCH PLAGUED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Yemen to South Korea and the U.S. originally intended to begin in December 2008 have been delayed until at least August 2009, resulting in costly penalties for the export company, Yemen LNG (YLNG), and more than USD 100 million in los [...] |
2009-06-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENGR EWWT FR KS YM |
| 09SANAA1086 |
YEMEN: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] As per REF A request, Post is aware of one ongoing claim (Claimant A) of United States persons against the Republic of Yemen (ROYG). A separate claim (Claimant B) that was listed in last year's report (REF B) was resolved in 2008. 2. Claimant A (2005) informed Post on 25 September 2005 of [...] |
2009-06-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV FR YM |
| 09SANAA1087 |
YEMEN'S SALAFIS COME OUT OF THE POLITICAL CLOSET [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemen's leading Salafis took a bold step into the political arena last month with a highly publicized conference in support of national unity, hosted by the country's largest Salafist charitable organization. Civil society reacted warily to the conservative religious movement's [...] |
2009-06-09 13:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL SCUL YM |
| 09SANAA1090 |
IN YEMENI POLITICAL CRISIS, LOCAL CONFERENCES A [...] (C) SUMMARY. A series of local conferences held across the governorates that kicked off in early June has not produced any demonstrable results. Despite the high-profile ROYG officials dispatched as chairmen, observers believe the effort is yet another initiative that fails to deal with the [...] |
2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1091 |
INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL YM |
| 09SANAA1092 |
ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA YM |
| 09SANAA1101 |
FOREIGN MINISTER URGES LOW-KEY U.S. APPROACH, [...] (C) In a June 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Yemen's Foreign Minister opined that USG support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) should be subtle. He also noted that the need for a unified international voice on Somalia had been agreed upon at a recent GCC Foreign Ministers' [...] |
2009-06-14 07:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SM YM |
| 09SANAA1103 |
YEMEN: CONCERN RISES AS FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES [...] (U) Summary. As foreign exchange reserves decline, non-ROYG observers have raised a red flag and predicted the impending collapse of the Yemeni rial. The ROYG, however, remains complacent and downplays the threat to the rial's stability. The decline in foreign exchange reserves is reality [...] |
2009-06-14 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV YM |
| 09SANAA1104 |
YEMEN: FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL YM |
| 09SANAA1105 |
BODIES BELIEVED TO BE SA'ADA ABDUCTEES REPORTEDLY [...] (C) On June 14, the German Ambassador told the Ambassador that he had spoken to associates of a group of westerners abducted in Sa'ada who said that three bodies found there were of two German women and a South Korean woman. The German DCM confirmed to POL/E Chief that a German police officia [...] |
2009-06-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL YM |
| 09SANAA1121 |
TRIBAL CONFRONTATIONS, ROYG HEADACHES CAUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), whose exploration and production operations in Shebwa and Jawf governorates are under siege by increasingly brazen tribal attacks, is considering pulling out of Yemen. The two factors that will influence Oxy's final decision to stay or leave are relatio [...] |
2009-06-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET ENRG YM |
| 09SANAA1122 |
YEMEN TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: ROYG ACCEPTS RANKING, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-17 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09SANAA1123 |
PIRATES SEIZE YEMEN LNG CHARTER VESSEL OFF OMANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pirates seized an empty cargo ship under contract with the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) on June 12 off the coast of Oman. The ship was returning to Jebel Ali, UAE, after unloading a shipment of ethylene, a highly flammable chemical compound, at the Yemeni port of Be [...] |
2009-06-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EPET ETRD EWWT ECON PTER MCAP MY AC MU |
| 09SANAA1124 |
SPOT REPORT: ROYG WORKS TO PRODUCE QUALIFIED [...] SUMMARY. The ROYG has developed a new strategy to provide Yemeni workers with training specifically tailored for the entry-level labor market in the Gulf. The ROYG,s plans come after a May GCC decision to give Yemeni workers priority over other foreign workers in Gulf state employment. An in [...] |
2009-06-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL GCC YM |
| 09SANAA1140 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF YM |
| 09SANAA1145 |
YEMEN: CABINET PASSES INVESTMENT-REFORM PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY. The cabinet passed an investment-reform package on June 11, which included a new Investment Law, amendments to the existing Customs Law, and a new Income Tax Law. The ROYG would like to strengthen its relationship with the private sector, and is attempting to streamline the investme [...] |
2009-06-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN YM |
| 09SANAA1146 |
ROYG COOLING ON LIFTING SUBSIDIES [...] (C) In contrast to the enthusiasm expressed in April, the ROYG now seems less interested in following through on the lifting of diesel subsidies. Never popular with the average Yemeni, lifting subsidies probably seems less important now that rising oil prices have removed some of the fiscal [...] |
2009-06-24 09:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID YM |
| 09SANAA1153 |
THEORIES PROLIFERATE REGARDING SAADA [...] (C) The German DCM shared information and his views on the recent Sa'ada kidnapping/murder with POL/E Chief on June 20. He, like most observers, dismisses ROYG intimations that the crime was perpetrated by Houthi rebels. Many theories about the perpetrators of the crime are circulating in Sana [...] |
2009-06-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL YM |
| 09SANAA116 |
SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...] |
2009-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM |
| 09SANAA1170 |
SALEH PRESSES FOR MEETING WITH OBAMA [...] (S/NF) On June 27, President Saleh urged the Ambassador to hurry preparations for a state visit to Washington, suggesting it would help remove obstacles impeding the transfer of Yemeni GTMO detainees to Saudi custody. On internal issues, Saleh dismissed concern over unrest in Yemen'ssouthern [...] |
2009-06-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDRG CASC PREL YM |
| 09SANAA119 |
YEMENIS APPLAUD OBAMA, HOPE FOR 'NEW PAGE' in US-ARAB [...] As expected, the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States garnered positive reaction from the Yemeni public. Yemeni op-eds published on January 21 uniformly gave positive marks to Obama's speech and generally had a positive outlook for his administration. Yemeni attende [...] |
2009-01-22 04:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA1195 |
UNSC 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Eryani agreed to convey the demarche to the appropriate ROYG authority. SECHE [...] |
2009-07-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN YM |
| 09SANAA120 |
EMBASSY SANAA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Sanaa proposes two FY2009 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF): (1) training for the Economic/Commercial officer and the FSN Commercial Assistant, both of whom are new to Post and lack any formal commercial tradecraft training, and (2) a one-day investme [...] |
2009-01-22 04:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD YM |
| 09SANAA1217 |
SOUTH BRACES FOR JULY 7 DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) July 7 marks the anniversary of the reunification of Yemen after the 1994 civil war. An Indonesian Diplomat who had just returned from Aden told POL/E Chief on July 6 that, based on what he saw, he feels the situation in the south on the seventh will be "very dangerous," with demonstration [...] |
2009-07-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1219 |
JULY 7 DEMONSTRATIONS CALMER THAN EXPECTED [...] (U) In spite of fears of an outbreak of violence, it appears that the ROYG has, by stationing large numbers of security force personnel in Aden, avoided any significant clashes on the anniversary of the end of the 1994 civil war. Aden and Sana'a are calm and although there are reports of demon [...] |
2009-07-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA1228 |
UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche/non-paper to Deputy Finance Minister Jalal Yaqoub on July 5. ECONOFF re-raised the issue with Yaqoub in a meeting on July 7. Eryani and Yaqoub both agreed to convey the demarche to the appropriate ROYG authority. SECHE [...] |
2009-07-08 13:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP YM |
| 09SANAA1246 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELICITING YEMENI COOPERATION [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Abu Baker al-Qirbi during a July 11 meeting. The Ambassador prefaced his delivery of the points by noting that, when the subject of CENTCOM overflights of Yemeni territorial waters had first come up, the Foreign Minister [...] |
2009-07-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW YM |
| 09SANAA1272 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING GULF STATES ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-18 06:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV YM |
| 09SANAA1273 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-18 06:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS YM |
| 09SANAA1278 |
PRESIDENT SALEH PRESSES FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) A clearly agitated President Saleh complained to the Ambassador July 20 that it was a negative recommendation from Embassy Sana'a that was preventing the White House from extending an invitation to him for an official visit with President Obama. The Ambassador clarified to Saleh that his [...] |
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