Day: 24 February 2024

Deputy Minister of Oil , Minerals and Acting Executive Director of the Yemen Gas Company, Yasser Al-Wahidi, inspected Ras Issa gas facility in Hodeida province.

During the visit, the Deputy Minister of Oil was briefed on the progress of the process of pumping gas from the ship (SMS Bruce) and the level of performance in the facility.

He met the employees , workers and listened to an explanation of the progress of work from them.

Al-Wahidi praised the efforts of the Yemen Gas Company employees working in the Ras Issa port facilities and their dedication to performing their work to serve the nation and citizens in light of the exceptional circumstances that the country is going through.

For their part, the facility’s employees expressed their satisfaction with this visit, its importance, and its great positive impact in raising the morale of all workers in Ras Issa Port, stressing that they will make their utmost efforts to carry out the tasks assigned to them and in a way that contributes to serving the ci
tizens.

Al-Wahidi also reviewed the safety of the procedures for selling and distributing gas cylinders in a number of central stations and car companies in Hajjah and Hodeida provinces.

He urged central station officials to commit to following the programs and policies issued by the company in a way that serves its programs and directions in continuing to provide gas to citizens.

He was accompanied during the visit by the director of the company’s comprehensive quality department, Amin Al-Shabati, and the director of legal affairs, Majed Al-Kouli.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Engineer Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, sent a congratulatory telegram to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya.

In the cable, Sharaf expressed his congratulations to Tsakana on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

Source: Yemen News Agency

A symbolic unit of the armed forces’ special units carried out the “Promised Conquest and Holy Jihad” march.

The unit participating in the military march traveled about 200 kilometers, starting from the capital, Sana’a, through Al Mahwet province, reaching the military parade platform in Hodeida province on the Red Sea coast.

The march, which came within the framework of increasing combat readiness and in solidarity with the Palestinians, continued for six consecutive days, and the weight of individual equipment reached about 35 kilograms.

The military march embodied the advanced level reached by the participating force , the training and qualifications it received to carry out the tasks assigned to it.

The participants in the military march confirmed the readiness of the special units to implement the directives of the Revolutionary Leadership and the Supreme Political Council regarding any options to support the Palestinians and respond to the American-British aggression.

Source: Yemen News Agency

A meeting in Amran province on Saturday, chaired by Deputy Governor Muhammad Al-Mutawakel, discussed societal issues in the districts of Al-Sud and Habur Zulaymah.

The meeting, which was attended by a number of members of the House of Representatives and the Shura Council and local and community leaders, touched on the importance of strengthening brotherly and community ties and resolving disputes and outstanding issues between the people of the two districts.

During the meeting, Undersecretary Al-Mutawakel confirmed that all the problems and contentious issues that arose between a number of parties in the two districts were resolved and ended, a comprehensive and complete general reconciliation was declared, and the cases of contentious disputes and their causes that are due to land problems were ended and ended.

He stressed on everyone not to infringe in any way on the other and whoever had the right to resort to the judiciary.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The General Authority for the Development of Tehama launched today,Saturday, the distribution of five thousand coffee seedlings to a number of farmers in Jabal Ras District in Hodeida province, under the auspices of the Supreme Agricultural and Fisheries Committee, as part of the activities of the National Day for Yemeni Coffee Cultivation.

At the inauguration, the provunce’s Undersecretary for Services Affairs, Muhammad Halisi, praised this step to plant coffee seedlings in farmers’ fields in Jabal Ras District, due to its characteristics and a suitable climate for growing this type of cash crop, within the framework of trends aimed at encouraging farmers.

Halisi and Hazza urged farmers to contribute to achieving agricultural development and to benefit from these seedlings in planting a large area of coffee trees, to activate the agricultural front, confront economic challenges, and transform Yemen from a consuming country into a source of various agricultural crops.

Meanwhile, the Director of the Directo
rate, Mutahar Al-Nour, appreciated the interest of the local authority in the province, and Tehama Development Authority’s support for farmers, and supplying them with coffee seedlings, because of the revenue it creates for farmers and the service of the country’s economy, especially in light of the quality and fame of Yemeni coffee

Source: Yemen News Agency

A meeting in Sana’a today,Saturday, headed by the Undersecretary of Hajj and Umrah Sector at Guidance Ministry, Abdul Rahman Al-Naami, discussed the mechanism for activating the Yemeni electronic portal platform for Hajj and Umrah, which will be launched in the coming days.

The program, which included the directors of Hajj and Umrah departments , follow-up and evaluation, reviewed the tasks of the Yemeni electronic portal platform for Hajj and Umrah in protecting the rights and funds of Yemeni pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims from exploitation, cases of extortion, and others.

In the meeting, Undersecretary Al-Naami considered the establishment of the Yemeni electronic portal platform for Hajj and Umrah a means of transparency between the Ministry of Guidance , Hajj and Umrah Affairs and the approved facilities for transporting Yemeni pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims on the one hand, and the Ministry of Guidance , pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims on the other hand.

He stressed approved facilities need to send Yemeni pilgr
ims and Umrah pilgrims to commit to uploading the data of pilgrims registered for Hajj for the 1445 AH season through the Yemeni Gateway platform, including the necessity of announcing their competitive services and prices, provided that pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims choose what suits them.

He called on citizens registered in Hajj season for the year 1445 AH to ensure their registration by inquiring about their data on the following portal link: https://hajye.net/haj_search.

The Undersecretary of the Hajj and Umrah Sector, Al-Naami, stressed that agencies that practice Hajj and Umrah activities without a license must correct their legal status, so that legal measures are not taken against them.

Source: Yemen News Agency

GAZA: As the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip enters its 141th consecutive day, dozens of civilians have been killed, and others injured, over the last few hours amid the relentless Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment.

WAFA correspondent reported casualties and injuries in a series of airstrikes by Israeli occupation forces targeting homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.

He said ambulances are facing significant challenges in transporting the wounded and the bodies of martyrs due to the indiscriminate Israeli bombardment and sniper fire.

The neighborhoods of Sabra, Tal al-Hawa, and Al-Daraj in Gaza City also experienced heavy artillery shelling, resulting in dozens of injuries.

Meanwhile, six civilians were killed and others injured as Israeli warplanes targeted several homes in Nuseirat, Bureij, and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

In southern Gaza, artillery bombardment on the eastern and western areas of Khan Yunis led to the killing of two individuals and injuries t
o others.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces launched fire belts over the town of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis, destroying several homes – whose residents are now displaced – under the pretext of establishing a buffer zone, as reported by the Israeli organization B’tselem.

In Rafah, southern Gaza, Israeli fighter jets bombed two houses, resulting in the killing of five civilians and injuries to others.

In the meantime, Doctors Without Borders announced that Nasser Medical Complex remains besieged by Israeli tanks, highlighting the difficulties in evacuating patients for medical treatment at its field hospital.

The organization expressed concern over the Israeli occupation forces’ presence around Gaza’s hospitals, hindering access. It said a large number of medical personnel remain in Israeli detention.

It was also confirmed that residents and displaced individuals in the northern areas of Gaza are facing severe famine and a catastrophic health situation amid the Israeli military siege on the region
.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has resulted in more than 29,514 Palestinian fatalities, with approximately 69,616 wounded.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA

The Undersecretary of the General Authority of Endowments for the Investment and Resources Development Sector, Dr. Muhammad Al-Saomli, met on Saturday with a number of representatives of local media.

The meeting discussed the role of the media in raising awareness of the cleanliness of mosques, and the success of the objectives of the “Purify My House ” campaign, which is implemented by the Authority on an annual basis to prepare and clean mosques to receive the blessed month of Ramadan.

In the meeting, Dr. Al-Saomli reviewed the objectives of the campaign, which are to enhance the sense of the sanctity of mosques, and the need to pay attention to them and make them suitable for religious worship, and to involve the community in the responsibility of preserving them, in a way that contributes to reducing the high costs borne by the authority in caring for them.

He pointed out that there are about 80,000 mosques, distributed in various governorates of the Republic, that do not have any resources to repair t
hem, and pay attention to them, which requires concerted efforts to find sources, which help the authority to provide all services and pay attention to them, by urging merchants and philanthropists in society to contribute to this aspect.

He pointed out that this campaign is a voluntary governmental and popular community campaign based on the principle of cooperation and participation in field visits to mosques to clean them, provide their services, repair them and prepare them for the month of Ramadan.

For their part, media representatives affirmed their readiness to support the Authority in the success of this campaign.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Nehm customs center thwarted an attempt to smuggle Solpadeen medicines that were hidden inside a water heater.

The director of the Nehm customs center, Youssef al-Ammari, told Saba that the customs officers at the center discovered an attempt to smuggle two thousand and 280 Solpadeen tape that were hidden inside a water heater.

He stressed that the center will not tolerate the seizure of various goods and materials that are not authorized to enter the country for the benefit of the country and the health and safety of citizens.

It is worth noting that the Nehm center and other customs centers thwarted the smuggling of large quantities of restricted and prohibited medicines that are smuggled in very poor conditions, making them a deadly poison, in addition to the fact that part of them are prohibited to be imported due to their danger.

Source: Yemen News Agency

GAZA: As the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip enters its 141th consecutive day, dozens of civilians have been killed, and others injured, over the last few hours amid the relentless Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment.

WAFA correspondent reported casualties and injuries in a series of airstrikes by Israeli occupation forces targeting homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.

He said ambulances are facing significant challenges in transporting the wounded and the bodies of martyrs due to the indiscriminate Israeli bombardment and sniper fire.

The neighborhoods of Sabra, Tal al-Hawa, and Al-Daraj in Gaza City also experienced heavy artillery shelling, resulting in dozens of injuries.

Meanwhile, six civilians were killed and others injured as Israeli warplanes targeted several homes in Nuseirat, Bureij, and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

In southern Gaza, artillery bombardment on the eastern and western areas of Khan Yunis led to the killing of two individuals and injuries t
o others.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces launched fire belts over the town of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis, destroying several homes – whose residents are now displaced – under the pretext of establishing a buffer zone, as reported by the Israeli organization B’tselem.

In Rafah, southern Gaza, Israeli fighter jets bombed two houses, resulting in the killing of five civilians and injuries to others.

In the meantime, Doctors Without Borders announced that Nasser Medical Complex remains besieged by Israeli tanks, highlighting the difficulties in evacuating patients for medical treatment at its field hospital.

The organization expressed concern over the Israeli occupation forces’ presence around Gaza’s hospitals, hindering access. It said a large number of medical personnel remain in Israeli detention.

It was also confirmed that residents and displaced individuals in the northern areas of Gaza are facing severe famine and a catastrophic health situation amid the Israeli military siege on the region
.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has resulted in more than 29,514 Palestinian fatalities, with approximately 69,616 wounded.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA

Amman: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Government Communications, Zaid Nawaiseh, headed the Jordanian delegation participating in the extraordinary session of the Information Ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held on Saturday, in Istanbul. The session discussed the misinformation and attacks on journalists carried out by the Israeli occupation government in Palestine.

In his speech on behalf of the Minister of Government Communications, Muhannad Mubaidin, Nawaiseh said that the extraordinary session of the OIC Information Ministers is a new start for joint Islamic media work due to the many challenges facing Islamic countries and societies. He stressed the need for everyone to work together to coordinate the dealing and confrontation with the ideas, methods, and means of misleading, deceiving, casting doubt, obscuring the truth, and distorting reality.

He pointed out that Jordan has repeatedly stressed that targeting journalists is targeting the
truth and an attempt to cover up the horrific reality left by the continuous Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. “We continue to condemn the Israeli policies that are based on denying human facts, obscuring geographical facts, rejecting historical evidence, and spreading lies and misinformation.”

Nawaiseh also referred to the Jordanian efforts led by His Majesty King Abdullah II, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, and the Jordanian government to condemn the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories on more than one occasion, to warn of the escalation of violence by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, and to denounce the targeting of journalists, media professionals, and media outlets.

Nawaiseh said: “The Jordanian government has stressed on more than one occasion that the media and journalists in the Gaza Strip, since the start of the war on the Strip, have been able to expose Israeli crimes to world public opinion. Despite the diffi
cult circumstances, targeting, difficulty of movement, and air and ground shelling, they stood firm and conveyed the crimes of the occupation with all professionalism and competence.”

He added: “No media outlet will be able to beautify and improve the image of the barbaric aggressive acts committed by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, no matter how much malicious rumors, fabricated images, and fake news it broadcasts. The falsification of facts practiced by the occupier and its supporters will not stand in front of the clear truth for the whole world that the end of the occupation is the only viable solution, and that the truth or a large part of it is still under the ashes of the Israeli fires that struck the Gaza Strip.”

Nawaiseh called on professional and objective media outlets to adopt a single humanitarian appeal entitled: “Help Gaza” and urged the world to take a step towards securing the humanitarian needs of the people in the Strip. He demanded the documentation of the results of the
Israeli aggression on Gaza and its humanitarian, economic, social, cultural, and historical effects, and the documentation of these results, their consequences, and their effects, and their publication worldwide.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Director General of Social Security Corporation (SSC), Dr. Mohammad Tarawneh, said results of its 11th actuarial study, launched currently to assess its financial position, in cooperation with International Labor Organization (ILO), will emerge during the second half of 2024.

In a statement to “Petra” Saturday, he said the actuarial study currently reached the stage of preparing and processing data, adding that it is “premature” to talk about any preliminary indicators as the corporation will publish its main results with “full transparency and clarity.”

The SSC, under Article (18) of Social Security Law, is requested to conduct an actuarial study triennially, as the corporation is obligated to make the necessary reforms if actuarial studies demand this process, he pointed out.

Additionally, Tarawneh stressed that SSC was created to sustain services to carry out its mission to the current and future generations, adding that it is making “utmost” efforts to maintain its continuity and incessantly sup
port Jordanian workers during in-work and post-retirement stages.

Source: Jordan News Agency