The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Politcal Affairs Dr. Mansour Baggash held discussions today, Friday, with the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc over bilateral cooperation in the field of the academic, education and training.
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.
The Bank of Italy (the central bank) announced that the country's GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, driven by an increase in consumption and investment, in addition to limited American demand.
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.
Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik directed Ministry of Electricity and Energy to set forth on immediate measures to increase power-generate stations' capacities in the interim capital Aden and government-held governorates.
He said" Every necessary measure must be taken to reduce blackout hours and get ready to meet the increasing demand for power in the summer time".
He gave his directives during a meeting Monday in the interim capital Aden included Minister of Electricity Eng. Mohammed al-Anani and Director General of the General Corporation of Electricity Abdulqader BaSla'ah.
The session intended to discuss the action plans to increase the power-generate capacities and explore the practical measures can help developing the action of the Ministry of Electricity and the technical units tasked with monitoring the fuels used to operate the power generate stations.
The Prime Minister said that the government has been planning to increase the projects in electricity sector in the period ahead." The government has made developing electricity sector a top priority to get rid of recurrent power-cut", said Ma'een.