RIYADH: The Saudi-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) launched vocational training courses to support youth empowerment to improve livelihoods in Yemen, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
The project aims to train 1,250 young men and women in eight Yemeni governorates, including Hadramout, Marib, Aden, Mahra, Socotra, Lahj, Shabwa and Taiz, in several professional fields, such as electrical installations, mobile phone maintenance, refrigeration and air conditioning, car and bicycle maintenance, photography and video editing.
The project includes supporting participants with the necessary tools and equipment to help them launch their own projects and enter the labor market.
The courses comes as an extension of KSrelief’s efforts to help the Yemeni people achieve economic growth in their country and improve their livelihoods.
KSrelief launches training courses to support and empower Yemeni youth
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KSrelief launches training courses to support and empower Yemeni youth
Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine
- Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack.
Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.
The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.”
Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added.
The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
#بيان | تعرب وزارة الخارجية عن بالغ أسف المملكة العربية السعودية لما تعرض له مبنى سفارة دولة قطر الشقيقة من أضرار نتيجة القصف في العاصمة الأوكرانية كييف. pic.twitter.com/xw6Ct3bPbb
— وزارة الخارجية (@KSAMOFA) January 9, 2026
