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Emirates Oil snaps up Dragon in GBP1.1bn share dealTaking over the whole of Dragon Oil, which has blocks in Yemen as well as assets in Turkmenistan, will mark an "important step" in ENOC's ambition to become a major integrated oil and gas company, according to a statement today. In this article: ENOC, Dubai, London, Turkmenistan, Dublin, Natural gas, Irish Stock Exchange, and HSBC Holdings |
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Vice President of the Maldives
...to return to the Maldives and become politically active. While in the UN, Dr. Waheed was the head of UNICEF for South Asia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkmenistan. Dr. Waheed was also the first Maldivian to receive a PhD...
In this article: Maldives, Dr. Waheed, Mohamed Amin Didi, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Mohamed Nasheed, Unicef, Stanford University, United Nations, and Political science
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FIFA.com News | March 12, 2008
FIFA.com - FIFA to tackle areas of concern
...by federations in such countries as Azerbaijan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Iran, Oman, Peru, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan and Yemen, after interference from governmental institutions in the various countries became evident.
In this article: FIFA, European Union, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Joseph S. Blatter, and Spain
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Wikipedia | August 12, 2009
Football at the 2006 Asian Games
...in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad. Turkmenistan , and Yemen withdrew from the competition before playing their first match. The organisation announced a new competition format because of this. Instead...
In this article: FIFA, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, India, Tajikistan, Iraq, Syria, and Turkmenistan
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 06, 2008
10M children worldwide die from lack of health care
...the first time. Indonesia and Turkmenistan tied for fourth. Laos, Yemen, Chad, Somalia and Ethiopia were found doing the worst among developing countries, the report said. Through a number of health initiatives, including access to oral...
In this article: Diarrhea, Philippines, Peru, Potassium, Antibiotic, Sugar, Indonesia, Asia, and Latin America
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Mohammed Waheed Hassan
...returned to the UN performing short-term assignments. During his time in UNICEF, Dr. Waheed was the head of UNICEF South Asia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkmenistan. In 1980 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom appointed Dr....
In this article: Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Mohamed Nasheed, Unicef, United Nations, Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Stanford University, and Male'
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FIFA.com News | May 19, 2008
FIFA.com - Al Habsi lights Omani way
...Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in their second friendly three days later. After drawing Yemen 0-0 on 3 May, they fell 2-1 at the hands of an aggressive Syrian outfit on the road a week later. The team rounded off their preparations with a 2-1 over...
In this article: Ali Al Habsi, Julio Cesar Ribas, Bolton, Chelsea, Japan, Thailand, Asia, 2002 FIFA World Cup, and FIFA World Cup
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
2006 Asian Games
...withdrawal due to the lack of options available in Qatar. Yemen also withdrew because the team was unable to afford a drug test after some of their players were accused of doping. India made big changes to its team close to the opening...
In this article: Doha, Kim Hyung-chil, Silver, Olympic Council of Asia, International Olympic Committee, Busan, and Khalifa International Stadium
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Yemen (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is an Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's size is just under 530,000 km, and its territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula. Its capital is San'a'.
- Name:
- Yemen
- Local Name:
- الجمهورية اليمنية
- Capital:
- San‘a’
- Language:
- Arabic
- Motto:
- "Allah, al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda"
- Largest City:
- Sana'a
- Government type:
- Republic
- Founding Date:
- May 22, 1990
- Formations:
- Unification
- Area:
- 527,968
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $52.216 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $21.818 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $978
- Currency:
- Yemeni rial
- Demonym:
- Yemeni, Yemenite
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- YER
- Country Calling Code:
- 967
- ccTLD:
- .ye
- Anthem:
- United Republic
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