21.   Yemeni sources have told The Associated Press there was no connection between the arrests in Kuwait and four fugitives being sought as part of the Cole investigation.

22.   Yemeni sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said authorities also have detained a woman who bought the car used to haul the boat.

23.   Yemeni sources said another team of investigators was going to neighboring Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

24.   Yemeni sources say charges against at least two of the six include carrying out the attack, threatening state security, forming an armed gang and possession of explosives.

25.   Yemeni warships from al-Hudaydah and Aden were also reported Sunday rushing to engage Eritrean vessels around the island, the Yemeni sources said.

26.   An informed Yemeni source said the agreements would also allow the two neighbors to fight terrorism, exchange information on security and bolster coordination between their intelligence services.

27.   Meanwhile leaders of the YSP will hold a meeting in Damascus on Thursday to discuss the situation in Yemen, southern Yemeni sources said Wednesday.

28.   Planning Minister Abdelkarim al-Iryani, a northerner, from the Sanaa government was present in Damascus throughout the meeting but did not attend, Yemeni sources said.

29.   Saleh asked Prince Nayef to transmit a message to Saudi King Fahd on the long-running border dispute, Yemeni sources said.

30.   Saudi Arabia has massed troops, tanks and missile batteries near the disputed border with Yemen, Yemeni political sources and diplomats here said Wednesday.