Speaker of Parliament Sultan al-Barakani along with Deputy Speaker Mohssen BaSarrah and Heads of Parliamentary blocs held discussions today, Sunday, with the UN's Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg over the ongoing peace efforts.
The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, warned of the dangerous escalation of the Israeli occupation authorities, in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the attack on citizens in its squares and in the alleys and lanes of the Old City of Al-Quds.
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday after US leaders reached a tentative agreement on the government's debt ceiling, which could prevent a catastrophic default in the world's largest economy and oil consumer.
FC Barcelona won the Spanish Football League title, after defeating its neighbor Espanyol by four goals to two, to settle the struggle for the La Liga title, four rounds before the end of the competition.
WB allocates $200 million for cholera fighting and sanitation in Yemen
[27/08/2017 02:06]
WASHINGTON-SABA
The World Bank has allocated USD 200 million for cholera fighting and for improving sanitation in Yemen. The support is part of the second stage of Yemen emergency plan and will be channeled to Yemen through the UNICEF and WHO.
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mohammed Assadi expressed the Yemeni government's appreciation to the WB's board of directors for maintaining a continuous support especially in these difficult times Yemen is going through.