26_September [Archives:2006/920/Press Review]
9 Feb. 2006
Main headlines
– During his meeting with U.U., U.K., German and Dutch ambassadors to Yemen, President Saleh praises the American and European support for democracy and development in Yemen. “We call for an international participation to oversee the upcoming local and presidential elections. All political forces are to take part in electoral process for free elections”
– European support for Yemen accession to the World Trade Organization
– Economic conference discusses investment opportunities in Aden, end of March
– New stage of cooperation with Kuwait
– Yemen and Morocco sign 14 agreements and protocols of cooperation
– Investigation with elements accused of negligence completed, Hunting down runaway al-Qaeda elements continues, escape was through a 44-meter tunnel
– The UN, EU and OIC condemn cartoons offending the Messenger Mohammed, FM al-Qirbi: Yemen-Islamic-European consultations, Solana in Jeddah Monday
– Information Ministry cancels three newspapers licenses for violation of publication rules, Yemen Observer newspaper denies accusations against it, demanding impartial investigation
The newspaper's editorial discusses the freedom of expression and opinion, saying their boundaries end at the point of exceeding others freedom; individuals, groups and nations. The worst of all violations of this freedom is that of impinging on sanctities and beliefs of faith. Respect of them expresses the comprehension of religious and cultural diversity.
Publication of some images offending the Prophet Mohammed by some western newspapers, beginning by the Danish newspaper, promotes the concept of civilizations conflict that some western thinkers have propagated after the end of the cold war describing it as something inevitable especially between the western and eastern civilizations, particularly the Islamic civilization. The aim behind publication of those cartoons is the creation of non-existing enmity between the Islamic world and the west and to emphasize that there is a difference in value and culture between those two worlds, taking the form of conflict between two civilizations, which is untrue. This is really promoted by extremists seeking for inflaming conflict and instigating rancor in the souls and between civilizations and cultures.
No doubt, the freedom of opinion and democracy does not mean offense and encroachment of sanctities of a nation that spread the values of justice, respect of human freedom and safeguarding his dignity and contributed in building the civilization with science and knowledge.
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