Yemen's Information Minister rejects Saba celebration

By Fatik al-Rodaini

SANA'A, May 19, 2012- Yemen's Information Minister refused a request on Saturday by Yemen's state Saba News Agency journalists to celebrate their first anniversary of destroying Saba headquarters by Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmer fighters last year.

Ali al-Amrani who represents the opposition coalition, JMP, in the Yemeni interim government, said the celebration of the journalists will effect badly on the meeting of Yemen's friends, which will hold on May 23, Aden net reported.

According to journalists in Saba news agency the celebration will include photos and videos showed the attack by al-Ahmer rebels and their preparations before the attack.

More than 600 Yemeni journalists in Saba news agency stopped forcedly their jobs as journalists due to the situation of the headquarters which completely being destroyed in the war of al-Hasaba district last year.