The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development signed Thursday a Grant Agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) worth $1.2 million to contribute to the rehabilitation and maintenance of homes for displaced persons in Yemen.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 48,515, and the number of injuries has risen to 111,941, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's genocidal war on October 7, 2023.
The Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) international reserves and foreign currency liquidity increased by 3.81 percent in February to 255.916 billion riyals, compared to 246.509 billion riyals in the same month last year.
Saudi Arabia's Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League semi-finals after defeating Iran's Tractor S. 4-2 on penalties, after both teams finished 2-2 after regulation and extra time.
Saudi-French agreement on organizingconference on helping Yemen
[11/04/2018 03:43]
PARIS-SABA
Saudi Arabia and France have agreed on organizing an international conference in Paris for mobilizing humanitarian assistance to Yemen.
In a joint Saudi-French release issued by Saudi News Agency on Wednesday upon warping up Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's visit to France, the two countries confirmed need of a political solution for Yemen's crisis in consistence with UN Resolution 2216 for ending suffering of the Yemeni people.
The two leaders denounced firing ballistic rockets by Houthi militia on the Kingdom. They stressed on the countries supplying Houthis with rockets and weapons to abide by the UN related resolutions banning these acts.
According to the release, France announced readiness of supporting the Saudi-led Coalition and the UN organizations for quick provision of the humanitarian assistances to all Yemeni people, including humanitarian response plan financed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE with USD one billion.
The two parties reaffirmed support to the UN envoy's efforts for reaching a political solution to Yemeni crisis.