almotamar.net - The political advisor at the British embassy in Sana’a affirms interest of the government of her country in holding the parliamentary elections in Yemen on heir scheduled date; she has also praised on Wednesday the good relations of her country with Yemen.
Her comments came in her Tuesday meeting the Head of the Political Office at the General People’s Congress GPC Abdullah Ahmed Ghanim. The two officials held discussions on the developments witnessed in Yemen in the area of democracy as well as preparations of the GPC for holding the parliamentary elections scheduled on 27 April 2009.
Mr Ghanim reaffirmed holding the elections in the scheduled date, whether with or without participation of the Joint Meeting Parties JMP in them, pointing out the existence of other political parties which would take part in the elections.
Ghanim also reviewed proceedings of the dialogue in the past period with the alliance of the JMP and reasons of existing difference on the elections. He stressed that the impracticable conditions put forward by the JMP were a clear indication on the JMP insistence on boycotting the elections.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Britain confirms interest in holding Yemeni elections on schedule
almotamar.net - The political advisor at the British embassy in Sana’a affirms interest of the government of her country in holding the parliamentary elections in Yemen on heir scheduled date; she has also praised on Wednesday the good relations of her country with Yemen. 
