Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Middle East - Voice of America: 'Friends of Yemen' Pledge $4 Billion in Aid

Middle East - Voice of America
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'Friends of Yemen' Pledge $4 Billion in Aid
May 23rd 2012, 16:10

International donors have pledged $4 billion in aid to Yemen to help the impoverished state boost the fight against Islamist militants and develop the Yemeni economy. British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt says a group of mostly Arab and Western nations and international organizations made the pledges on Wednesday at a "Friends of Yemen" donor conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. It was the first such gathering in almost two years. The Saudi hosts of the ...

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