The Yemeni-Russian joint committee signed on Sunday the minutes of its concluding session, which contained an agreement to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the various fields. The session, which co-chaired by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mohammed al-Sa’adi and Russian Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media Alexei Volin, dealt with…
Yemen will take part in the annual meeting of the UNDP on the rule of law and judiciary in countries suffering from crises which will be held Tuesday in New York. The meeting will discuss a number of issues of international concern mainly the rule of law in countries experiencing transition like the Arab Spring,…
Deputy Information Minister Abdo al-Janadi discussed here on Sunday with Russian Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media Alexei Volin media cooperation between the two countries. At the meeting, al-Janadi hailed Russia’s position in support of Yemen, as one of the state sponsors of the Gulf initiative. He expressed the Ministry’s willingness to enhance its…
Yemen and the United Nations discussed here on Tuesday the technical and fiscal support to the Supreme Commission For Elections & Referendum (SCER) during the voter registration phase. Head of the Commission Judge Mohammed Hussein al-Hakemi, during his meeting with the UN resident coordinator in Sana’a Paolo Lembo and the UNDP’s Country Director Mikiko Tanaka,…
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived on Tuesday to Sana’a in a few-day visit. In a statement to Saba, the Iranian official said that he would hold official talks with Yemeni officials dealing with boosting the bilateral relations, hoping this visit will open a new gate to expand horizon of cooperation between the…
Interior Minister Abdo Hussein al-Tarib met on Thursday with the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and France to Yemen. The aspects of joint cooperation and coordination between Yemen and the EU and France the field of security were discussed in the meeting, as well as reviewing of the second phase of the EU project…
An official source at the Supreme Security Committee said security forces have killed a dangerous leading al-Qaeda militant during a raid aimed at capturing him in Sana’s late on Thursday. The source said in a statement to Saba that security authorities initiated a manhunt after the terrorist Muhammad Saeed al-Shabwani and managed to surround him…
The security services killed on Wednesday the mastermind of a terrorist cell that killed the Frenchman on Monday, the Supreme Security Committee (SSC) said. The Frenchman was killed and another one was injured, both are security workers at the European Union mission in Sana’a, in a by-drive shooting took place in Hadda neighborhood, southern the…
Security forces captured five terrorists of al Qaeda terror group in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry official source announced. The source told Saba that security authorities and special security forces tracked down those elements and captured them in the afternoon in various areas of the city. Weapons, ammunition and equipment used in…
The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States has expressed its support for the efforts undertaken by the Yemeni army and government to fight Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Arab League confirmed its full solidarity with Yemen in the operations, which are carryed out to restore the security and…