The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Politcal Affairs Dr. Mansour Baggash held discussions today, Friday, with the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc over bilateral cooperation in the field of the academic, education and training.
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.
The Bank of Italy (the central bank) announced that the country's GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, driven by an increase in consumption and investment, in addition to limited American demand.
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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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi demanded the countries sponsoringthe political transfer in Yemen to denounce Houthi militia's continuous and imposing sectarianism as real situation in Yemen.
In his meeting with US Assistance Secretary of Defense Robert Karim and US Department of StateUnder Secretary for Gulf Affairs ThimonyLinder King on Friday on the sidelines of his participation in Manama Strategic Dialogue, he confirmed that imposing sectarian schoolbooks inciting for hatred between the homeland people was a crime against Yemen and humanity.
Reviewing developments in Yemen, al-Mikhlafi pointed out to horrific crimes carried out by Houthi militia in Yemeni cities under their control and outlaw executions. He confirmed that the government denounces Houthi militia's practices of kidnapping citizens and forcibly hiding them and continuous assassinations.
He called the sponsors to exert pressures on Iran to stop its support to Houthis and supplying them with weapons.