Educational delegation flies to Djibouti

SANA'A, May 8 ( Saba)- An educational delegation led by Education Minister Abdul-Salam al-Jawfi headed on Friday to Djibouti for a few-day official visit .

Speaking to Saba upon departure, al-Jawif said that the delegation will discuss with Djiboutian officials the bilateral cooperation within the implementation of the cooperation agreement signed between the two countries three years ago.

Moreover, the two countries will discuss the future mechanism for implementing the whole cooperation program, he said.

On the visit, the delegation will familiarize with the conditions of the Yemeni community in Djibouti and the Yemeni school to find how the Ministry of Education can support students at it, he added.

Yemen foreign currency reserves decrease in first quarter of 2010

SANA'A, May 08 (Saba) – Yemen's reserves of foreign currency decreased in the first quarter of 2010 to YR 6.2 billion compared with YR 7.5 billion during the same period last year, a report by the Yemen Central Bank has noted.

The report also said that the bank's budget increased during the same period to almost YR 2 trillion compared with YR 1.7 trillion last year.

The net external assets witnessed a slight increase reaching YR 1.8 trillion, the report added.

Yemen, kingdom discuss agricultural, cultural cooperation

SAYOON, May 08 ( Saba) - A meeting has been held in Sayoon city, Hadramout, that brought together Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Mansour al-Hawshabi ,Minster of Culture Mohammad al- Maflahi and Governor of Hadrmout Salim al- Khanbashi and Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali bin Mohammed al- Hamdan.

It focused on cooperation between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in the fields of agriculture and culture and means to boost cooperation in all areas.

Moreover, the meeting praised the deep-rooted ties and cooperation level between the two neighbors.