Yemen’s Interior Minister calls to intensify humanitarian efforts in the country

Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross walk towards a plane loaded with Emergency medical aid. (AFP)
Updated 20 March 2018
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Yemen’s Interior Minister calls to intensify humanitarian efforts in the country

DUBAI: Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Ahmed Al-Misri called to intensify humanitarian efforts in the country during a meeting with the new president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.
During the meeting, the Yemeni minister reiterated his government’s support for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and all international organizations working in Yemen.
They also discussed the current situation and humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross, which help alleviate the Yemeni’s suffering.
For his part, Francois Moreau said that the ICRC staff will do their utmost to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need.


Iran’s foreign minister heads to Muscat for nuclear talks with US

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (File/AFP)
Updated 06 February 2026
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Iran’s foreign minister heads to Muscat for nuclear talks with US

  • Iran will engage in ‌the talks “with authority ‍and with ‍the aim of reaching a fair, ‍mutually acceptable and dignified understanding on the nuclear issue,” a spokesperson said

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has departed for the Omani capital ​Muscat at the head of a diplomatic delegation for nuclear talks with the US due to be held on Friday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said.
The US and Iran ‌have agreed ‌to hold ‌talks ⁠in ​Oman ‌on Friday, officials for both sides said, even as they remain at odds over Washington’s insistence that negotiations must include Tehran’s missile arsenal and Iran’s vow to discuss ⁠only its nuclear program.
Iran will engage in ‌the talks “with authority ‍and with ‍the aim of reaching a fair, ‍mutually acceptable and dignified understanding on the nuclear issue,” the spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Thursday.
“We hope the ​American side will also participate in this process with responsibility, ⁠realism and seriousness,” Baghaei added.