3- Oil and Gas Conference has not achieved its expected goals. Canadian Oxy is currently negotiating concessions in four new blocks in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahara. 4- Ministry of Fisheries declares that parasites found in some fish caught in Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea are not harmful to humans. 17 c. 5- Interior Ministry registers foreigners working in Yemen, following allegations of the involvement of holders of Yemeni passports in terrorist acts. The Jibla prison is 6m x 6m and houses 65 prisoners, rising sometimes to more than 70.
Inmates suffer from scabies, malaria, typhoid and various types of skin disease.
With no daylight going through, the place is dank and smelly. Some of the prisoners have been there for more than a year for cases that take one day to resolve. One prisoner lost YR 100,000 by way of bribes in land dispute with one of his relatives. 1- Yemen emphasizes its solidarity with Syria, whose security is part of the national Arab security. This was expressed in two 'phone calls made by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to President Assad of Syria.