Yemen joins the World Trade Organisation

News from good friends Saba & Co in their July 2014 IP Bulletin that Yemen has joined the World Trade Organisation. The full report is available on their website here and is reproduced for ease of reference here:

Yemen became the 160th member of the World Trade Organization on June 26, 2014. The country now observes the TRIPS Agreement. Other WTO members in the region are Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. Countries with observer status are Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, and Syria. Yemen is also affiliated with the World Intellectual Property Organization, Paris Convention, and Berne Convention.