Ten-year-old granted divorce from abusive marriage Jun 12, 2008
But the case sparked public discussion and several more child brides came forward, including a girl who sought a divorce last week in the southern city of Ibb. "This case opened the door," Ms Nasser said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Yemen natives at home in state Jan 29, 2007
His grandmother is from Ibb, a city of 160,000 in southwestern Yemen. The door opens, his brother walks into the small courtroom in shackles. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Deadly stampede at Yemeni rally Sep 14, 2006
President Saleh was addressing a huge crowd in Ibb ... Ali Abdullah Saleh was speaking at a stadium in the southern province of Ibb, 170km (106 miles) south of Sanaa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Stampede during rally kills 51, injures 230 Sep 14, 2006
SAN"A, Yemen (AP) - A stampede during a campaign rally Tuesday for President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed at least 51 people and injured more than 200 - most of them schoolchildren and teenagers, medical and security officials said. The stampede occurred in a small stadium in Ibb, 119 miles south of the capital San"a, where Saleh was addressing a group of people. A statement from the Ibb provincial government put the death toll at 51 with more than 230 injured. (Buffalo News -- National)
Death toll at poll rally mounts to 51 Sep 13, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006. 51 killed, 238 hurt in stampede at Yemen election rally. (Hindustan Times, India)
Stampede at poll rally kills 41 and injures 50 in Yemen Sep 13, 2006
Mr Saleh was addressing a crowd in a small stadium in Ibb, 192km (119 miles) south of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa ... Some of the injured were in serious condition, medical officials in Ibb said on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to speak to the media. (Independent)
Stampede at Yemen election rally kills 51 Sep 13, 2006
The official, who declined to be named, said the stampede occurred after the president left, when people rushed to leave the stadium in the southern province of Ibb. He saw ambulances and police cars taking the injured to hospital. (Guardian Unlimited)
Yemen stampede toll rises past 50 Sep 13, 2006
Reuters reported several bodies lying in the grounds of the stadium in the southern province of Ibb. Ambulances and police cars have taken the injured to hospital. (Aljazeera.Net)
Stampede in Yemen kills 51 Sep 13, 2006
The stampede occurred when tens of thousands of people tried to gain entry into the sports stadium at the town of Ibb which was already crammed with some 100000 rallygoers, witnesses said ... The stampede at Ibb, around 180 kilometres south of Sanaa, began minutes after Saleh had finished an election speech as part of his campaigning for the September 20 presidential and local polls ... The Ibb constituency, with some 900000 voters, is the second most important in Yemen after the capital... (iAfrica.com)
Dozens Killed In Yemen Stampede Sep 13, 2006
(AP) At least 41 people were killed and more than 50 injured most of them schoolchildren and teenagers in a stampede Tuesday during a pre-election campaign rally for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern province of Ibb, medical and security officials said. The stampede occurred in a small stadium in Ibb, 119 miles south of the capital San`a, where Saleh was addressing a group of people ... Some of the injured were in serious condition, the medical officials in Ibb said on... (CBS News -- World)
Dozens killed at Yemen rally Sep 13, 2006
01:00 AMIBB, Yemen At least 51 people were killed and 238 were injured yesterday after a stampede in a stadium where President Ali Abdullah Saleh was holding a pre-election rally ... One official, who declined to be named, said people were crushed after the president left the rally and the crowd rushed to get out of the stadium in the southern province of Ibb ... Ibb, which is both the name of the town and the province, is about 170 kilometres south of Sana'a. (Toronto Star -- World)
4 French tourists kidnapped in Yemen Sep 11, 2006
The GPC and the Common Forum accused each other on Sunday of being behind acts of vandalism at a political rally in southern Ibb town on Saturday. Three Yemenis were killed and eight wounded in late August in a shootout between supporters of GPC and Common Forum local candidates in Jawf, 180 kilometres north of Sanaa. (iAfrica.com)
Yemen crackdown targets opposition Aug 30, 2006
Security officials said the head of an election committee representing the opposition also was arrested in Ibb in southern Yemen because he removed Saleh's picture from his car. Other opposition candidates were arrested in other areas for hanging up posters of presidential contender Faisal bin Shamlan. (Aljazeera.Net)
YEMEN: When cultural norms underpin gun ownership May 22, 2006
In one example, revenge killings between the Hajerah and Annis tribes in Ibb and Thamar provinces, south of Sana, claimed the lives of more than 30 people and wounded 100 more in early July 2005. That particular vendetta, centred on a land dispute, has flared up intermittently for the last five years. (IRINnews.org)
Yemen seeks expertise in higher education May 22, 2006
Dr Munibari said three to four-star hotels were also needed in Sanaa, Ibb, Taiz and Hadramout, with tourist villages with chalets and other support facilities needed in Al-Khokha on the Red Sea. The envoy said a direct air service between Sanaa and Kuala Lumpur, operated twice weekly by Yemen Airways (three times during the summer) over the past five years, was proving to be lucrative. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
YEMEN: Government launches mop-up polio drive in southern provinces May 10, 2006
This is a mop-up campaign covering 13 governorates around the Ibb province, 150 km south of the capital, where polio was last detected in February, said World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Yemen Dr Hashim al-Zain. The governorates to be targeted include: Ibb; Abyan; al-Beidha; Hodiedah; Taiz; Thamar; Shabwa; Marib; Dhale; Hajja; and the capital province of Sanaa. (IRINnews.org)
