VOL. XLI
No. 26
29-June-1998
YEMEN
Yemen Fuel Price Hikes Stir Widespread Unrest
The Yemen Government's decision last week to increase domestic fuel prices by amountsranging between 25% and 50% (MEES, 22 June) has caused widespread unrest throughoutthe country resulting in violent clashes between demonstrators and police which led to thedeath of three people in five days. The increases in fuel prices on the local market wereintroduced as part of the government's economic reform program to cut...
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