Day: 7 June 2023

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook on Wednesday the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

The US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the tremor occurred at a depth of 605.5 km from the Earth’s surface.

There have been no reports of material or human damage as a result of the tremor so far.

The Fiji Islands are located in an area called the ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Pacific Ocean, which is exposed to many tremors and aftershocks that may be strong at times.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Gulf States Jasem Al-Budaiwi praised Wednesday the role played by the European Union and international partners in enhancing opportunities for peace and security in the Sahel region of Africa.

This came during a meeting between the Al-Budaiwi and the EU representative for the African Sahel region Emanuela Claudia Delery at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh, the Secretariat said in a statement.

According to the Statement, Al-Budaiwi stressed the importance of the partnership between the GCC Council and the European Union in many fields, including unifying views on international issues, finding, and advancing solutions.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

An Amiri order was issued, Wednesday, accepting the resignation of the government and assigning His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his cabinet to act as caretaker government.

This order came within the framework and articles of the constitution and the National Assembly will be informed.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

The Women’s Cultural Authority in Al-Maslub District, Jawf province, organized on Wednesday a protest on the 103rd anniversary of the Tanomah massacre.

In the stand, under the slogan “Committing crimes against pilgrims, an unforgivable crime,” speeches were delivered that referred in their entirety to the grievances of the Yemeni pilgrims who were slaughtered and shot, claiming the lives of three thousand Yemeni martyrs.

A statement issued by the vigil affirmed that the Yemeni people did not and will not forget the Al Saud crimes against the Yemeni pilgrims in Tanomah and what followed it, leading to the commission of genocide that affected the people of Yemen, the infrastructure and the country’s capabilities over eight years.

The statement indicated that the crimes of the Al Saud family, in the past or the present, are wasted, stressing the continuation of supporting the national options to confront the aggression until the achievement of the resounding victory.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Tomorrow, Thursday, the first bee reserve in the Middle East will open for the production of medicinal honey in Bura Reserve in Al Hodeida Governorate.

A member of the Honey Unit of the Higher Agricultural and Fisheries Committee, Diab Al-Ashmuri, explained to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the unit, in coordination with the Bee and Honey Production Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, the Tihama Development Authority and the Bura Reserve Department at the Ministry of Water and Environment, completed arrangements related to declaring the first bee reserve for the production of medicinal honey.

He pointed out that the main objective of opening the reserve is to provide a strategic stock of medicinal honey, as the bees depend on natural food from the nectar of the flowers of the various medicinal plants that abound in the Bura Reserve.

Al-Ashmouri pointed out that the opening of the reserve comes in implementation of the directives of the revolutionary leadership and the Supreme Political Council regarding the promotion of local production.

He stated that there are currently more than 2,500 beehives for a number of beekeepers, distributed over an area of 4,000 hectares of the protected forests.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Deputy Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Mahthari, inspected on Wednesday the summer courses in the closed centers in Al-Ta’iziyah district in Taiz province.

He listened to an explanation from those in charge of the summer courses about the nature of summer activities and programs and the sciences students receive in various fields.

The Deputy Minister of Planning stated that his visit to the governorate comes within the framework of implementing the National Resilience Program to find out the needs and conditions of society, in coordination with the local authority.

He stressed the importance of redoubling efforts in implementing community initiatives, and businessmen playing an active role in this aspect, which contributes to providing services to citizens and alleviating their suffering in light of the difficult circumstances the country is going through.

He was accompanied during the visit by the director of the planning office in the governorate and a number of stakeholders.

Source: Yemen News Agency