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.
Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik directed Ministry of Electricity and Energy to set forth on immediate measures to increase power-generate stations' capacities in the interim capital Aden and government-held governorates.
He said" Every necessary measure must be taken to reduce blackout hours and get ready to meet the increasing demand for power in the summer time".
He gave his directives during a meeting Monday in the interim capital Aden included Minister of Electricity Eng. Mohammed al-Anani and Director General of the General Corporation of Electricity Abdulqader BaSla'ah.
The session intended to discuss the action plans to increase the power-generate capacities and explore the practical measures can help developing the action of the Ministry of Electricity and the technical units tasked with monitoring the fuels used to operate the power generate stations.
The Prime Minister said that the government has been planning to increase the projects in electricity sector in the period ahead." The government has made developing electricity sector a top priority to get rid of recurrent power-cut", said Ma'een.