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Planning and Economic Development Minister Hala al-Saeed discussed with Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Mohamed ways of fostering cooperation on the sidelines of attending the High-Level Political Forum for sustainable development, held in New York on Saturday.

An international team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the hull of a decrepit tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen this week, a UN official said Sunday. It will mark the first concrete step in an operation years in the making aimed at preventing a massive oil spill in the Red Sea. More than 1.1 million barrels of oil stored in the tanker, known as FSO Safer, will be transferred to another vessel the United Nations purchased as a replacement to the rusting storage tanker, said Achim ...

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has cancelled a planned trip to Iraq and Jordan, a ministry spokesperson said on Sunday, citing security concerns after the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad was set alight last week in a protest over burnings of the holy Quran. On Saturday, several thousand Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad over the recent burning or damaging of the Quran during anti-Islam protests in Sweden and Denmark.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will pay a working visit to the UN headquarters in New York on July 17-18. — Ukrinform.

Oil from the FSO Safer will be transferred to a salvage vessel to prevent a damaging Red Sea spill.

The United Nations announced that the transfer of petroleum from a decaying vessel off Yemen is expected to begin this week in order to prevent a potential Red Sea spill.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will pay a working visit to the UN Headquarters in New York on July 17 and 18, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine (MFA) said.

The Iran-Saudi deal likely paved the way for this, Iran has backed the Houthis in Yemen and they prevented access until now.

The US government is partnering with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to strengthen transparency and accuracy in the land records and registration system, promoting economic growth and investment in the seven subdivisions of the Newly Merged Districts.

The US on Tuesday urged all the Yemeni parties to cooperate with the UN Special Envoy and to meaningfully participate in future Yemeni-Yemeni talks, stressing that Yemenis are rightfully anxious to see progress on peace efforts. US Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Houthis continue to block oil exports, further exacerbating Yemen’s humanitarian and economic crisis.