DUBAI: Yemen’s government faces challenges due to a 10 percent decline in the country’s gross domestic product over the past year, as well as the deterioration of state revenues by more than 65 percent, Yemen’s ambassador to Washington has said, according to Saudi state news agency SPA.
The statement was made during a meeting organized by the Yemeni embassy in the US, where Ambassador Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak reviewed the latest economic and humanitarian developments in the country.
Mubarak pointed out that the steps taken by the government to address these challenges and economic imbalances will come through reform packages, which include allowing the import of petroleum products, liberating the exchange rate, and signing a number of economic agreements with the World Bank, Saudi Arabia, and several other countries.
The Yemeni ambassador explained the government’s efforts to address imbalances in the financial sector and stimulate the private sector through measures that will raise government resources and support the country’s basic imports.
Yemen’s ambassador to Washington says country faces challenges due to low GDP
Yemen’s ambassador to Washington says country faces challenges due to low GDP
Syrian government foils Daesh plot to attack churches and New Year celebrations
- Bomber kills soldier in Aleppo, detonates explosives injuring 2 others
ALEPPO, DAMASCUS: The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it had thwarted a Daesh plot to carry out suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations and churches, particularly in Aleppo.
The ministry said in a statement that, as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts and careful monitoring of Daesh cells in cooperation with partner agencies, it had received intelligence indicating plans for suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations in several provinces, particularly Aleppo, with a focus on churches and civilian gathering areas.
The ministry added that it took preemptive measures, including reinforcing security around churches, deploying mobile and fixed patrols, and setting up checkpoints across the city.
During operations at a checkpoint in Aleppo’s Bab Al-Faraj district, security forces intercepted a suspected Daesh member who opened fire. One internal security soldier was killed, and the attacker detonated explosives, injuring two others.
Daesh recently increased its attacks in Syria, and was blamed for an attack last month in Palmyra that killed three Americans.
On Dec. 13, two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in an attack Washington blamed on a lone Daesh gunman in Palmyra.
In retaliation, American forces struck scores of Daesh targets in Syria.
Syrian authorities have also carried out several operations against Daesh since then, saying on Dec. 25 they had killed a senior leader of the group.
