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.
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Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Mansour Bajjash discussed with the Assistant of the UN Secretary General, the Executive Head of the UN-HABITAT Mo'mena Sharif on Wednesday cooperation programs and partnership in fields of reconstruction, regaining services and urban planning.
Bajjashreviewed havocs of destructing cities by the war triggered by Houthi militia the state and its institutions and targeting infrastructure.
He confirmed that the government is working hard from the transitional capital Aden on resuming services and reconstruction, calling for cooperation between the UN programs and the government of Yemen for overcoming effects of the war and alleviating suffering of the Yemeni people.
On the sidelines of his participation in the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference here, Bajjash stressed resumption of projected stopped by the war.
For her part, the UN official confirmed keenness in reconstruction in Yemen, pointing out the organization sponsors a number of projects and has a vision for expansion in a number of cities, adding urban planning projects and improving sanitation and other services.