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.
Yemen participates in International Solar Alliance summit
[12/03/2018 01:58]
NEW DELHI-SABA
Yemen, represented by a delegation that Minister of Electricity Abdullah al-Akwaa heads, has participated in the first summit of the International Solar Alliance held in the Indian capital New Delhi on Monday. The aim of ISA is to promote solar energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels in sunshine-rich countries.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit which brought together 21 heads of 64 states that had already signed the Accession Agreement to the treaty of the alliance.
Delivering Yemen's speech, al-Akwaa said the Yemeni government has, since 2016, been keen on joining the ISA saying Yemen is benefitting from the financing mechanisms of the World Bank-backed alliance.