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Jul 12, 2008 - 6:27:54 AMYemeni Organization for Specifications to join the GCC
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:21:49 AM
Joining Yemeni Organization for Specifications and Measures (YOSM) to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardization Organization is underway and has to complete soon, Secretary General of GCC Standardization Organization Saud al-Askar said.
41 companies participate in JITCOM-2008
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:16:32 AM
Events and activities held by Al-Jazeera IT and Telecommunications Technology Exhibition (JITCOM-2008) concluded last Wednesday at the Apollo International Exhibition. Ali Majour, Prime Minister of Yemen, launched the event on July 7 with the participation of 41 companies.
€26 million worth electricity loan
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:13:56 AM
The Cabinet, in its meeting held on Tuesday, referred to the Parliament a loan treaty worth € 26 million assigned for an electricity project between the Government of Yemen and the French Agency for Development in order to obtain the Parliament’s approval.
Swedish organization supports education
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:12:20 AM
Deputy Minister of Education for Training and Rehabilitation Sector, Abdullah al-Malas, discussed on Tuesday with the coordinator of the Swedish organization Save the Children Sweden Eisha Saeeid, on supports provided by the organization in the domain of education.
Yemeni-Kuwaiti Committee to be held in November
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:10:41 AM
Preparations are underway to hold the first round of the Yemeni-Kuwaiti Ministerial Committee next November.
New underpasses in Sana’a to begin
Jul 12, 2008 - 6:01:33 AM
Setting up the second stage of underpasses of main crosses in the capital will be started in the coming weeks after the Parliament approved the loan agreement of the projects at the cost of $ 36 million, said Abdul-Rahman al-Akoa, Sana'a’s Mayor.
Italian oil tanker unloads 57,000 tones of diesel
Jul 12, 2008 - 5:58:49 AM
The Italian oil tanker "Mari De Ventizya" unloaded on Saturday 57,000 tons of diesel in the Aden refinery seaport. This shipment will be distributed to fuel stations in the entire country and seaports of Hodeidah, Mocha and Mukalla.
Yemen-Libya Holding Company achieves profits by 150 percent
Jul 12, 2008 - 5:55:13 AM
Yemen-Libya Holding Company achieved a growth of YR 251 million last year compared to the YR 101 million in 2006, representing an increase of 150 percent.
Arab integration needed to ensure food security
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:25:19 AM
The participants of the 17th Technical Conference of the Arab Agricultural Engineers Union recommended during the concluding session held last Tuesday that organic agriculture should be introduced in the Arab world to ensure food security.
Yemen and Saudi Arabia to boost broad cooperation
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:22:35 AM
The Preparatory Committee for the 19th round of the Yemeni-Saudi Coordination Council (YSCC) confirmed on its final meeting on Monday in Sana'a the necessity to strengthen exerted efforts to extend and improve existing and future cooperation in various fields between the two countries.
Small Enterprises Development Fund grants 366 projects
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:16:24 AM
The Small Enterprises Development Fund (SEDF) financed 366 projects during the first quarter of 2008 worth a total of YR 270 million, compared with 281 projects at a cost of YR159 million during the same period of 2007, according to an official report issued by SEDF.
Qat cultivation affects food security
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:14:39 AM
Qat cultivation has drastic implications for national food security, said Abdul-Kareem al-Arhabi, Deputy of Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation during the launch of a workshop about special policies on qat held in Yemen last Sunday.
Salaries of teaching and training staff to be increased
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:13:07 AM
The government agreed on Tuesday to increase salaries for researchers and teaching and training staff, according to the study offered by the Minister of Civil Service and Insurances over due salary increase in the National Institute for Administrative Sciences and in the Government Society Colleges.
Malaysian businessmen to set up joint industrial projects with Yemen
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:10:59 AM
A Malaysian trade delegation arrived last Tuesday in Mukalla to explore available investment opportunities in the country.
Budget of summer camps approved
Jul 5, 2008 - 4:09:13 AM
The government approved in its cabinet regular meeting held on Tuesday a budget of youth summer camps for 2008 and its general program to be launched on July 17th across the country.
Flood of counterfeit goods hurting the national economy
Jun 28, 2008 - 3:02:44 AM
The private sector is behind an inflow of counterfeit and expired goods to the country which are causing numerous economic problems, said Dr. Ali al-Zabaidi, the head of the Customs Authority.
Yemeni-Tunisian fishery’s company to be established
Jun 28, 2008 - 2:58:32 AM
Mohammed Shamlan, the Minister of Fisheries Wealth, confirmed the importance of setting up joint investment companies by Yemeni and Tunisian investors to benefit both countries, during his meeting with a Tunisian businessmen delegation headed by Mohammed bin Habib – the Charge de Affairs of the Tunisian embassy in Sana’a last Sunday.
Yemen achieves highest rank of funds exploitation
Jun 28, 2008 - 12:38:14 AM
The results of the Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) which is funded by World Bank showed that Yemen achieved the first rank in terms of utilizing the funds provided by the World Bank (WB) to finance development projects in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Yemen welcomes Australian wheat export policy
Jun 28, 2008 - 12:35:45 AM
Yemen expressed appreciation for the new policy used by the Australian government in exporting wheat through a unified single office.
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