Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Muammer al-Eryani, strongly condemned the Houthi militia's continued abduction of General Secretary of the Sana'a General People's Congress, Ghazi al-Ahwal, and several associates.
Excellent wine practices and global trends in wine tourism will be among the topics on the second day of the 9th UN Tourism Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Plovdiv.
The price of gold jumped over the $3,900 per ounce mark for the first time today, Monday, driven by increased demand for safe-haven assets amid a U.S. government shutdown.
Minister: Underperformances Hajj travel agencies will be held to account
[05/09/2017 05:29]
MECCA-SABA
Minister of Endowments Ahmed Atiya said today that travel agencies that underperformed in services for the Hajj pilgrims will be held to account.
Today he chaired a meeting of an ad hoc panel set up for follow-up and evaluation of those services but started with discussing a preliminary report on the performance of the agencies.
The panel is tasked with preparing a final report. The transportation of Hajj pilgrims from Yemen to Mecca and between the holy shrines and hotels was largely good and free from accidents.
More than two million Muslims performed the Hajj rituals this year.