PM reviews progress of activities of National Committee for Women

Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, on Monday met with Chairperson of the National Committee for Women Ghada Abu Talib, who briefed the premier on the activities of the committee during the past period and its programs for the year 1445 AH.

Abu Talib referred to the most prominent activities of the committee during the past months of this year within the scope of its tasks, including highlighting the extent of the damage that affected Yemeni women throughout the years of aggression and its repercussions on various aspects of her daily life.

She touched on a number of challenges facing the National Committee, which require the support of the National Salvation Government.

The Prime Minister blessed the various work accomplished by the Committee during the current year and its advocacy of Yemeni women’s issues, especially those resulting from the aggression and siege.

The premier pointed out that the role of the Yemeni woman in building the country is no less important than the role of her male brother, stressing the government’s support for the National Committee for Women, its programs and activities, and providing assistance to it to reduce the challenges and difficulties that impede its activity.

Source: Yemen News Agency

PM hails efforts of traffic police leadership

Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtoor on Monday stressed the importance of concerted official and societal efforts to support the traffic police and their organizational field plans for the movement of vehicles in the capital’s secretariat and the governorates.

Prime Minister indicated, during his meeting today with Director General of the Traffic Police, Brigadier General Bakil al-Barashi, that the issue of traffic in any country is one of the central issues that enjoy wide official and societal support.

He praised the overall efforts made by the Traffic Police Command and its men in the field to regulate traffic and ensure the flow of movement in the streets of the capital Sana’a and the provinces.

The Prime Minister listened to an explanation from Brigadier General al Barashi about the development programs that the traffic police are witnessing, including the ongoing work to facilitate the provision of traffic services through the transition to electronic work and facilitating procedures for citizens, especially with regard to renewing driving licenses, cards for various vehicles, or automatic payment of the value of violations. traffic.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Industry Minister stresses importance of Standards Authority’s role in consumer protection

Minister of Industry and Trade and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Yemeni Standards Metrology and Quality Control Authority Mohammed al-Mutahar on Monday stressed the importance of developing work in the authority and the speedy completion of examination and trade transactions and not delaying them.

The Minister of Industry and Trade, during a meeting with the leadership and employees of the authority today, expressed his confidence in the ability of the new leadership of the authority to achieve a quantum leap in work.

Al-Mutahar stressed the importance of concerted efforts and working in a team spirit to advance the impact of the Authority and upgrade it and activate its role in consumer protection.

Minister al-Mutahar pointed to the importance of the Authority’s role in assisting national industries and local producers by providing appropriate levels of standard specifications and enhancing their competitiveness against foreign products in the local and foreign markets.

Director of the Yemeni Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Sam al-Bashiri pointed out the importance of sensing responsibility to raise the level of the work pace in the authority, maintaining the equipment of testing laboratories, and setting development plans for what customers with the authority and the citizen touch in the markets.

He stressed the importance of all commodities in the markets conforming to the specifications and not allowing any adulterated commodities to enter the markets.

In addition, the Minister of Industry and Trade was briefed on the progress of work in the authority’s laboratory, where he listened to an explanation about the activities of the examination departments for various commodities and commodities.

He urged the provision of services to importing companies according to the highest professional levels to ensure quality and food safety.

Source: Yemen News Agency

China’s Central Bank Adds Liquidity of $280.85 Million Via Reverse Repos

China’s central bank continued to inject funds into the financial system through open market operations Monday.

The People’s Bank of China said that it conducted 2 billion yuan (about 280.85 million US dollars) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2 percent.

The move is aimed at keeping liquidity reasonable and ample in the banking system, China’s (Xinhua) news agency reported citing the central bank.

A reverse repo is a process in which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through bidding, with an agreement to sell them back in the future.

Source: Qatar News Agency

GCC Ministerial Council Lauds Efforts of Qatar and Egypt to Reach Ceasefire in Palestine

The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) praised the diplomatic efforts exerted by the State of the Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt to restore calm and reach a ceasefire between the Palestinian and Israeli sides.

The GCC Ministerial Council issued a statement at the end of the 156th session meeting held at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh yesterday, affirming its firm positions on the centrality of the Palestinian cause, its support for the sovereignty of the Palestinian people in all Palestinian territories occupied since June 1967, the establishment of the independent state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the guarantee of refugees’ rights in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the international legitimacy resolutions.

The Council stressed the need to redouble the international community’s efforts to resolve the conflict in a way that restore all the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people.

The statement condemned the repeated incursions of the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli officials and settlers, which constitute a serious violation of international law and the historical and legal status quo in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and its sanctities, a violation of the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims.

The Council called on the international community to intervene to stop the targeting of the Palestinian presence in the city of Jerusalem, the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes there, the attempts to change its legal character, demographic composition and arrangements for Islamic holy places, and the attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty over them, in clear violation of international law, international resolutions and existing agreements concluded in this regard. The Council also emphasized the need to stop unilateral measures by the Israeli side.

The Council stressed the importance of uniting Arab ranks and providing conditions for achieving stability, prosperity and a promising future for the Arab peoples and future generations. It also praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts in bringing views closer, uniting ranks, stopping bloodshed and achieving truce in a number of local and international issues.

The GCC Ministerial Council was briefed on the results of the roundtable organized by the State of Qatar on Islamophobia on May 29 which aimed at studying this phenomenon; stressing that tolerance and coexistence among nations and peoples are among the most important principles and values on which relations between states and societies are based.

The Ministerial Council reviewed updates of the joint Gulf action and the developments of political issues regionally and internationally; affirming the keenness on achieving more coordination, integration and interdependence in all fields in order to meet the aspirations of the citizens of the GCC countries, the completion of the requirements for realizing the customs union, and the application of full equality in treatment of the GCC citizens in areas related to the Gulf Common Market.

The statement welcomed the results of the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which was held recently in Riyadh, stressing the commitment of the GCC countries to continue their efforts within the Coalition, and to support international and regional efforts against all terrorist organizations. The Council also welcomed the results of the Gulf-EU Conference on Countering Extremist Ideology, which was held at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters recently. The conference brought together the GCC countries, the European Union and many centers specialized in studying this phenomenon and addressing its repercussions.

Source: Qatar News Agency