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.
Info minister acquaints Brazilian diplomat on atrocities against journalists
[21/09/2017 09:37]
GENEVA-SABA
Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani has acquainted the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN in Geneva Maria Nazareth on what atrocities the Yemeni journalists are subjected at the hands of the Saleh-Houthi coup militias.
Al-Eryani and Yemen's Permanent Representative to the UN Ali Mujawar paid a visit to the premises of the Brazilian mission and held talks with Nazareth.
Al-Eryani said the militias have been committing various forms of atrocities including closure of media offices, abduction, killing, torture, trial and sentencing of journalists to death as happened to veteran report Yahya Aljubeihi.
Al-Eryani said Yemen had a unique experience of transitional process and national dialogue but the militia which rejects transformation to democracy resorted to the use of force and has now destroyed the country's economy and capacities.
Al-Eryani said the government is striving to achieve a just lasting peace and return to the democratic transformation track based on the internationally agreed upon references; the GCC Initiative, outcomes of the National Dialogue and the UN resolutions especially the UNSC's resolution no. 2216.