Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muammar al-Eryani strongly condemned the horrific crime committed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia, which resulted in the death of five children and injury to others in the al-Arsoom area of the al-Hashmah region in the al-Taziah district, northeast of Taiz Governorate over the explosion of a locally-made explosive device.
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.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will increase pressure on steel producers worldwide and threaten to escalate his trade war.
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.
Water Minister discusses with UNICEF 2022 projects
[03/02/2022 04:02]
ADEN-SABA
Minister of Water and Environment Tawfeeq al-Sharjabi discussed Thursday with Representative of UNICEF in Yemen Philip Domini and Director of the organization's office in Aden Charles Nozoki a number of issues associated with water and sanitation projects implemented by UNICEF.
Al-Sharjabi pointed out to a number of observations to be considered by the organization while managing donors' financing, stressing necessity of making joint working plan with the ministry for this year and making transparent mechanism during choosing companies, which will implement projects.
He also stressed importance of reconsidering long-term projects with contractors and replacing them with transparent and flexible mechanism, pointing out to necessity of committing to timetable of payments needed for implementing the works.
For his part, the UN official confirmed continuous support by the organization to Yemen to improve services and taking care of sanitation issues, confirming keenness of UNICEF to consider all observations and to coordinate with the ministry while implementation all projects and activities.