The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development signed Thursday a Grant Agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) worth $1.2 million to contribute to the rehabilitation and maintenance of homes for displaced persons in Yemen.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 48,515, and the number of injuries has risen to 111,941, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's genocidal war on October 7, 2023.
The Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) international reserves and foreign currency liquidity increased by 3.81 percent in February to 255.916 billion riyals, compared to 246.509 billion riyals in the same month last year.
Saudi Arabia's Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League semi-finals after defeating Iran's Tractor S. 4-2 on penalties, after both teams finished 2-2 after regulation and extra time.
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Foreign Minister, Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, met today with the French Ambassador to Yemen, Jean-Marie Safa, to discuss developments in Yemen and efforts to achieve peace.
During the meeting, the Foreign Minister stressed the necessity of forcing the Houthi militia to open the main roads of besieged Taiz and other governorates before moving on to address any other issues.
He condemned the aggression of the Houthi militia against the village of Khubza in Al-Beidha Governorate by besieging it, persecuting its residents, and shelling it for a week which led to the deaths and injuries of scores of civilians mainly women and children.
The Foreign Minister referred to the issue of prisoners and stressed the need for the international community to give this humanitarian issue the importance it deserves, to pressure the militia to release the prisoners on the basis of all for all, and to stop dragging feet in this matter.