Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 44

2-Nov-2009

yemen

EU Calls For Ceasefire, Reforms In Yemen

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern for the humanitarian situation in northern Yemen following the intensification of the conflict between government forces and Zaidi Shi'ite Muslim rebels. In a joint statement issued after a meeting in Luxembourg, EU foreign ministers called for an immediate ceasefire in the Sa'dah region, into which aid groups have so far been given only limited access....