Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muammar al-Eryani strongly condemned the horrific crime committed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia, which resulted in the death of five children and injury to others in the al-Arsoom area of the al-Hashmah region in the al-Taziah district, northeast of Taiz Governorate over the explosion of a locally-made explosive device.
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.
US confirms its continued support to the Central Bank of Yemen
[29/04/2018 04:31]
WASHINGTON -SABA
The United States of America has confirmed its continued support to the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) to be a unified and an independent bank for all Yemenis.
In a statement, the State Department praised the efforts made by the CBY's management to improve its capabilities and overcome the existing technical difficulties.
The CBY governor Mohammad Zammam had concluded his consultations with the International Monetary Fund by meeting the IMF's Technical Assistance team which is in charge of assessing CBY's capabilities with the aim of designing a project to develop the CBY institutionally and make it keep pace with banking developments.
Zammam pointed out that the United States is considered one of the main supporters for upgrading the capacity of the CBY.
He pointed out that the US support and the technical and financial Saudi support, the latest of which was a $2 billion deposit, will help the bank implement its plans for recovering its legal and regulatory role.