http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/5210.htm 2008-08-18 President Ali Abdullah Saleh chaired Monday a meeting of the National Defense Council (NDC) attended by a number of military and security leaders. The NDC discussed peace efforts in Saada governorate after president's decision to stop military operations for deterring rebellion and sabotage acts in some districts of the governorate.