71.   In a bid to consolidate its hold on the provinces, the Saudi authorities conferred Saudi citizenship on the Yemeni tribesmen living in the disputed areas.

72.   A group of French tourists held hostage by Yemeni tribesmen are the latest victims in a long line of kidnappings in Yemen, all of which have ended peacefully.

73.   Tourists have in the past been taken hostage, mainly by Yemeni tribesmen hoping to use them as bargaining chips in disputes with the authorities.

74.   Yemeni tribesmen frequently kidnap foreigners including diplomats and oil industry personnel in order to exert pressure on the government.

75.   Yemeni tribesmen frequently kidnap foreigners including oil industry workers to exert pressure on the government.

76.   Yemeni tribesmen have released five Polish tourists, two women and three men, abducted a week ago, Polish foreign ministry spokesman Pawel Dobrowolski said Wednesday.

77.   Yemeni tribesmen frequently kidnap foreigners, including oil industry workers, to exert pressure on the government.

78.   Officials in Sanaa said Saudi-armed Yemeni tribesmen occupied a border post in the northeast of the country and hoisted the Saudi flag on Tuesday.

79.   Negotiations with Yemeni tribesmen holding five Polish tourists were continuing Tuesday and the hostages should be released soon, the Polish ambassador to Yemen said.

80.   Northern Yemeni tribesmen have released three Dutch hostages they kidnapped two months ago, a Yemeni leader told AFP Saturday.