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- ↑ Saleh Ali Al Ashwal
- ↑ Abdul-Wahab Mohammed al-Shawkani: December 15, 2000: China, June 21, 2011: Al-Shawkani praised the statement issued by the EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, where they have condemned the attack targeted President Ali Abdullah Saleh and senior State officials in the presidential Palace’s mosque. Saba News Agency, June 21, 2011
- ↑ Mohamed Taha Mustafa cv
- ↑ European Commission , Diplomatic Representation for "Yemen" . Retrieved 27 August 2017., Yemenite embassy Brussels
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