President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi attended on Wednesday a celebration marking the conclusion of advanced and specialized security courses and the graduation of several batches of the Special Security Forces from specialized training courses. At the ceremony, Interior Minister delivered a speech in which he pointed out that the ministry is striving to upgrade its…
The Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Bettina Muscheidt, has hosted the first of a series of EU events aimed at celebrating Yemeni art and music. The event included an exhibition of paintings and photographs, music, poetry and the screening of two short films by young Yemeni film-makers. Ambassador Bettina Muscheidt, said “I am…
The World Trade Organization formally accepted on Wednesday Yemen as a new WTO member and its “accession” to the WTO. At a ceremony to celebrate the decision, WTO director-general Roberto Azevêdo congratulated the Yemen government for the domestic reforms it is undertaking after 13 years to finally become a WTO member. “We celebrate accessions both…
An official meeting was held on Wednesday in the Japanese capital Tokyo between Yemen and Japan, co-chaired by the two foreign ministers, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Fumio Kishida. During the meeting, al-Qirbi and Kishida reviewed the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and means of enhancing them in addition to the current regional and…
President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi met on Wednesday Mark Feierstein, the associate administrator at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). During the meeting, they reviewed areas of cooperation and assistance provided by the USAID to Yemen in various fields of development. The president expressed his appreciation for the US cooperation with Yemen since the…
President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Sunday sent a congratulatory cable to President of the United Arab Emirates ,Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the occasion of the brotherly UAE people’s celebrations on the National Day.
President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi discussed here on Sunday with President of Total Exploration and Production in the Middle East Arnaud Breuillac accompanied by Total-Yemen Managing Director, LNG company director and deputy director. During the meeting, the President reviewed with Total and LNG officials the nature of the field work and developments on issue of…
The World Food Programme (WFP) intends to provide food aid for 6 million Yemenis, including 1 million of primary school’s children as part of its activities in the coming year, the WFP representative in Yemen said Tuesday. During his meeting with Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa, Bishaw Parajuli said that the Programme has appropriated a…
Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi headed on Tuesday for Kuwait to participate in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to kick off on Wednesday . The meeting aims to prepare for the GCC summit slated for December, al-Qirbi said. He added that the joint meetings with GCC ministers are important…
Qatar has donated $ 350 million to a fund to be dedicated to compensate southern state servants and military and police officers who were forced out of their jobs following the 1994 civil war in Yemen. In a ceremony attended by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Khaled al-Atiya announced the Qatari donation. During…