Almotamar.net - Head of the General People’s Congress GPC parliamentary bloc Sultan al-Barakani revealed Thursday that the parliament is gong to vote on draft amendments of the election and referendum law next Saturday. The draft amendments was agreed on between the GPC and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties JMP coalition as well as in line with recommendations of the European Union team that observed the presidential and local elections in 2006.
Al-Barakani mentioned that the draft was supposed to be discussed and voted on at the parliament session on 16-17 of last August. But its postponement was came in response to demand of the Islah party parliamentary bloc who swore then that the JMP would present its representatives to the Elections Commission as well as commitment made by the head of to the Nasserite Organisation bloc to the President of the republic to present representatives of their parties at the Elections Commission. However they did not fulfill their commitments and the swearing. They were in fact planning to postponing the elections and not to hold them on their date so that to reach a full vacuum of both the legislative and executive powers.
In a statement to almotamar.net, al-Barakani said the final voting of parliament on the draft amendments of the elections law comes after dialogue with the JMP reached a deadlock especially that the GPC gas offered many concessions with any avail.
The GPC Assistant Secretary General revealed rejection of the JMP of all proposals, the latest of which were those of the National Democratic Institute three days ago.
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
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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.