In that context, we held an international seminar in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, from 18 to 22 September, organized by Bridges among Cultures.

Since September 11, 2001 several new WTCs have been established in the Middle East and North Africa regions Aleppo, Basra, Benghazi, Dammam, Jeddah, Kabul, Kuwait City, Riyadh and Sanaa.

The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers at its 32nd Session held in Sanaa, Republic of Yemen, from 21 to 23 Jumad I 1426 H (28 30 June 2005, recalling the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter

These new features were adopted by regionally centred symposia and conferences on the dialogue among civilizations. These were held in Sanaa (February 2004), on education and culture Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan (June 2004), on water and culture and Hanoi (December 2004), on education and sustainable development.

SANAA When Yemen s President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered his military on March 18 to fire on peaceful protesters calling for his resignation, he sealed his fate. A wave of military, government, and diplomatic defections, led by his long time ally First Armored Brigade Commander General Ali Muhsin al Ahmar, rocked his regime.

Account must be taken of the specific characteristics of each region, especially developing regions, and information centres should be strengthened. In particular, strengthening the Sanaa information centre would benefit Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula as a whole, since the centre had helped consolidate the principles of the United Nations and its bodies.