Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Wa'id Badhib held talks today, Thursday, with the Vice President of the World Bank (WB) for the Meddile East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj.
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.
Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr laid the foundation stones for a number of development and service projects in Abyan province, heard from the citizens about their needs and concerns, and joined them in their celebrations of the 26th September Revolution.
Accompanied by senior local officials including the governor Abu Bakr Hussein, bin-Daghr laid the foundation stones for: a 30 MW power generation plant for Khanfar and Zunjubar districts at a cost of USD 30 million; rehab of Ashohada Amusement Park in Zunjubar; and rehab of Ashohada stadium .
He said that the future is promising for Abyan and other provinces in terms of reconstructing the infrastructure destroyed by the Saleh-Houthi militias and al-Qaeda organization.
"Security and stability, and rebuilding the state institutions is an urgent priority that the government has embarked on successfully," he said.