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Al-Dhari in Yemen for talks
 The head of the Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq, Sheikh Harith al-Dhari, arrived in Sana'a on Sunday for talks on ways to end violence in his war-torn country, Yemen's official news agency Saba reported. The agency quoted al-Dhari, who is one of Iraq's most prominent Sunni figures, as saying upon arrival that he would hold talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the 'tragic situation that the Iraqi people is passing through.' He said his meeting with Saleh aims at 'discussing a way-out from this dangerous impasse.' Yemen officials told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that al-Dhari's talks with Yemeni officials would also touch on a Yemeni plan to host Iraq's political rivals for reconciliation talks. Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr al-Qerbi said last week his country was negotiating with the Iraqi government and its opponents to convince them to attend a reconciliation conference in Yemen. The minister said the Arab League and Iraq's neighbours were also involved in the discussions but gave no date for the proposed conference. Al-Dhari has rejected an arrest warrant issued last month against him by Iraq's Shiite-dominated government for allegedly provoking sectarian violence through his public remarks backing insurgents. How do you "reject" a warrant for your arrest? Isn't such an action usually followed by a warning to stop or somebody'll shoot? Posted by: Fred 2006-12-04 |
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