The European Union (EU) strongly condemned the attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias on the commercial ship (MINERVAGRACHT), which flies the Dutch flag in the Gulf of Aden.
Oil prices rose today, Thursday, ending a three-day losing streak, recovering from their lowest levels in 16 weeks, but expectations of increased supply from "OPEC+" next month limited the gains.
WASHINGTON-SABA
Ministers of Planning and International CooperationNajeeb al-Awj and of Finance Ahmad al-Fadhli, along with Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen Hafez Mi'yad, discussed on Thursday with the Executive Director of the World Bank projects package to Yemen this year.
The two parties also discussed development interventions of the WB in Yemen in the future, as well as the bank's commitments have been suspended in 2015.
The Yemeni team confirmed necessity of supporting the state budget and stability of the currency.