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.
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Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mansour al-Aweg discussed with the Regional Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on Monday the organization's projects in Yemen financed by the World Bank with USD 150 million.
The two also discussed the solar energy project with the cost of USD 50 million and projects plans for 2019.
The meeting dealt also with priorities of infrastructure projects and the government's vision on development projects and encouraging small projects, which will provide a number of work opportunities, as well as creating partnership with private sector for finding cash to development projects.
Al-Aweg praised the role of the UN organizations working in development and humanitarian fields in Yemen, confirming readiness of the government for facilitating challenges facing their projects.