Tuesday, January 21, 2014

GRAPHIC: NDC about to close, assassinations continue, and Hadi gets 1 more year presidency


"On the same day one NDC representative was assassinated and the son of a well-known political figure survived an alleged assassination attempt in Sana’a, the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) today approved its final comprehensive document, which was 10 months in the making."
 (via The Yemen Times)

Hours before the NDC meeting on Tuesday, Ahmed Sharaf Al-Deen, al-Houthi representative at the conference was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen while he was en route to the NDC’s concluding session. Photo: Ali Al-Bakhiti



"Yemen's National Dialogue Conference has agreed a document on which the new constitution will be based. President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will reveal details of the rival political, tribal, religious and social groups' vision for a new political system at the end of the conference on Saturday. It is believed to include dividing the country into a number of regions that enjoy semi-autonomy." 
(via BBC)