The Yemeni government has urged the international community to provide support to rebuild the country's housing sector, which has been severely damaged by the ongoing conflict.
GAZA-SABA The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has risen to 54,381, with 124,054 injured, according to medical sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will increase pressure on steel producers worldwide and threaten to escalate his trade war.
Yemen participates in International Solar Alliance summit
[12/03/2018 01:58]
NEW DELHI-SABA
Yemen, represented by a delegation that Minister of Electricity Abdullah al-Akwaa heads, has participated in the first summit of the International Solar Alliance held in the Indian capital New Delhi on Monday. The aim of ISA is to promote solar energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels in sunshine-rich countries.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit which brought together 21 heads of 64 states that had already signed the Accession Agreement to the treaty of the alliance.
Delivering Yemen's speech, al-Akwaa said the Yemeni government has, since 2016, been keen on joining the ISA saying Yemen is benefitting from the financing mechanisms of the World Bank-backed alliance.