More media reports on Yemen event

From Yemen News Agency (Sabanews.net)
Four treaties, Memos signed in Mukalla conference
MUKALLA, Dec. 23 (Saba)- Four treaties and memos of understanding singed in the sideline of Industry Conference, Yemen Future concluded its activities here on Tuesday.
The first treaty, signed between Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and local authority in Hadramout for establishing complete tourist compound with [...]

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Launch of Conference and Exhibition in Yemen

Mahathir: Yemen Must Produce Quality Products To Industrialise
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Yemen should always ensure that its products are of good quality if it wishes to industrialise. “Then in future people will trust all Yemeni products. And when they do this, the progress of [...]

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Media reports from Yemen

From Yemen Observer:
Conference to re-vitalize Yemeni industry to begin Monday
By: Faisel Darem, Dec 20, 2008 
The conference on industry, titled “Industry is the future of Yemen” will begin in Hadramout on Monday, said Omar Bajarsh, Chairman of the Hadramout Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The conference will be attended by concerned bodies from the Yemeni government, [...]

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Cheb Ali reports from Yemen

As the delegation is on the move from Sanaa to Sayum and then Mukalla, there’s not much to inform until I get more details from them. In the meantime, Cheb Ali has posted photos taken during the trip on his Facebook. Be a member here.  The group are now in Al Mukalla and busy getting ready [...]

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IIF2008 Takes off for Yemen, first stop Sana’a

 The IIF2008 delegation safely set off for Yemen on Thursday evening from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as the group boarded Yemen Airways in anticipation of an eventful visit. The entourage will be making pre-conference business calls at the administrative capital of Sana’a before heading for the coastal cities of Sayum and Al-Mukalla where the [...]

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URGENT: IIF2008 Moved to Yemen!

Dear Friends of IIF,
Assalamu’alaikum.
I have some unwelcome news that has come at this late stage in our preparations. Although this is definitely NOT what we had planned, I’m afraid there has been a “situation” that is beyond our control. We are currently left with no other option but to move the whole event from UAE [...]

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Uncommon Advocate – Dr Parvez Ahmad

“War on terror or war on Islam?” is an ominous topic that is not only a question that awaits an answer, it is also a harsh statement on the current realities affecting the ummah that seeks  resolution. The International Islamic Fair 2008 brings Dr. Parvez Ahmed, an Associate Professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, to speak on this topic [...]

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Exhibitors Excited and Eager for IIF2008 – Dubai here we come!!

The Exhibitors Briefing held at the Malaysia Tourist Centre yesterday went smoothly with an encouraging turnout of more than 100 participants. The session began with an introduction by IIF organizing chairperson Madam Sabariah Abdullah who briefed on what trade exhibitors could expect and the assistance that would be provided by organisers. Fional Abdullah, representing Director [...]

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Exhibitors briefing on 3 Dec 2008 at MaTiC for Malaysian Companies participating in IIF2008

There will be an exhibitors briefing on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 for Malaysian companies participating in the International Islamic Fair 2008  to be held n Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre, The exhibitors briefing will be held from 2pm to 5.30pm at the Malaysian Tourism Centre (MaTiC) mini-auditorium in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Please [...]

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