Prime Minister, Salem Saleh Bin Braik, launched the first phase of an emergency national campaign to vaccinate children against polio in the temporary capital, Aden.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
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.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif al-Zayyani and the UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh discussed on Monday evening latest developments in Yemen.
Al-Zayyani confirmed support of the GCC countries to efforts exerted by the UN envoy for reactivating the political process and reaching a political solution keeping the security, stability and sovereignty of Yemen and ending suffering of the Yemeni people.
He also stressed on double efforts of the International Community to provide more humanitarian aid to Yemen.
The meeting dealt with reviving political negotiation in Yemen in accordance with the GCC Initiative, the Outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and the UN Resolution 2216.