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.
Yemen participates in meetings of G7+, Arab Trade Ministers
[11/12/2017 08:58]
BUENOS AIRES-SABA
Yemen participated in the meeting of the Trade Ministers of (G7+) member states which established in 2010 and Yemen joined to in March 2016.
The gathering held on the sidelines of the 11th Ministerial Conference of the member states of World Trade Organization (WTO) which held in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires. The group includes 20 countries have suffered or going through political upheavals or wars have affected stability and development.
Yemen's delegation headed by Minister of Industry and Trade dr Mohammed Al-Maitami attended also the meeting of Arab Trade Ministers chaired by the Saudi Minister of Trade and Investment.
During the two meetings Dr Al-Maitami stressed the importance of taking into account Yemen's current circumstances and increasing institutional and technical support until it gets out of its dilemma.
The minister cited the catastrophic economic challenges Yemen has been struggling with as a result of the coup carried out by Houthi militia that obstructed legal government's plans aimed to address several developmental challenges.
Dr Al-Maitami called on the governments of the member states of the two groups to prop up the legal government so as to retake the state's institutions and re-establish peace that is based on the GCC's Initiative, outcomes of the National Dialogue and UN Security Council resolution 2216. He also called for technical and institutional assistance for economic recovery and reconstruction programs the Yemeni government is planning.