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.
AMMAN-SABA
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.