Day: April 15, 2023

CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, met with the Minister of Economy of Argentine, Sergio Massa, during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank that are being held in Washington, USA.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed development issues of common interest and possible opportunities for financing future development projects in Argentina. They also reviewed the SFD’s development projects and programs in South America and the rest of the world.

The Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, headed the Kingdom’s delegation participating in the IMF-World Bank meetings.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The aggression forces committed 99 violations of the ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province over the past 24 hours, an official at the operations room to monitor the violations said on Saturday.

The official at the operations room to monitor the violations said that among the aggression forces’ violations were four airstrikes by spy planes on Hays, and seven spy planes flew over al- Jabaliya and Hays.

He indicated that the violations also included the creation of combat fortifications in Jabaliya and Hays, 35 violations of missile and artillery shells, and 64 violations of various gunshots

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Development Department of the Qatar Football Association organized a training workshop to detect talents in football, which was attended by many budding coaches (U11 and 12 years old) in clubs, and technical supervisors in the department, as part of the FIFA Global Project for the Development of Talents in Football.

The workshop focused on the need to give talents a full opportunity for their abilities to explode, and it also included many important axes during the lecture delivered by Director of the Development Department Director at the Association Fahad Thani al Zaraa especially with regard to identifying the concept of talent, and the path of developing players to reach the level of professionals.

During the lecture, Al Zaraa also talked about focusing on the most important challenges of effective detection of talent, addressing some important points, including the relative age and how it greatly affects the selection of players, maturity, whether it is early, late or on time, and its impact on the selection of players.

Discovering promising talents is a priority in many countries, where specialized programs are established to identify and refine them from an early age, which applies to the approach applied by the Qatar Football Association through many influential programs.

It is worth noting that the FIFA Global Football Talent Development Project is a program that aims to improve, grow and develop talent around the world, raise competitiveness, and increase the number of national teams capable of playing at the highest level. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Designated Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Jinnah, expressed the importance of the return of the American companies specialized in the health sector to work in Libya.

This came during his meeting yesterday, with the Head of the American-African Chamber of Commerce, Scott Eisner, and a number of representatives of major pharmaceutical and medical supplies manufacturers, in the presence of the US envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland.

Abu Jinnah referred to the plans of the Government of National Unity to the importance of establishing development companies within the plan of “Return of Life” announced by the Prime Minister.

The Communication Office of the Ministry of Health said that during the meeting, enhancing cooperation between the Libyan Health Ministry and American companies specialized in manufacturing medical supplies was discussed.

Source: Libyan News Agency

“I sensed Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s understanding of the importance of the Libyan issue’s impact on Egyptian national security, and this is a good approach. There is consensus among us to see a stable, sovereign Libya,” stated Egypt’s Foreign Minister Samih Shukri.

“Turkey has interests in Libya, and we don’t set restrictions on any relations as long as they do not affect Egyptian national security,” Shukri added in a press statement after concluding his visit to Ankara.

“I sensed a response from the Turkish minister (on this file), and this is encouraging, and we agreed to formulate frameworks for working together in the coming stages of this file until we reach the goal, which is holding elections and reaching a government that expresses the Libyan people,” he added.

Source: Libyan News Agency

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, “Antonio Guterres,” warned that the continuation of the political stalemate in Libya will thwart the aspirations of the Libyans and their right to choose their representative through free, fair and inclusive elections for all.

“The Libyan people, who registered in large numbers to participate in the December 2021 elections, have the right to live in peace, to choose their leaders through ballot boxes, and to enjoy the bounties of their country. There is no alternative,” Guterres said in his recommendations, which he included in his periodic report to the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya. for the elections.

Guterres stressed that a transparent, inclusive and participatory transitional justice process is what can lead to sustainable peace in Libya, welcoming the efforts of the government of national unity to improve transparency and accountability in the use of state funds through regular reporting.

Guterres called on all the actors to cooperate with the high-level committee for the elections proposed by the UN envoy, Abdullah Batili, in order to finalize the preparations for the elections.

Guterres commended the progress made by the “5 + 5” Joint Military Commission in implementing the initial framework for the unification of the armed forces, and welcomed the establishment of liaison committees affiliated to the Joint Military Commission of Chad, Sudan, Niger and the African Union, calling at the same time the need for the withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries to mitigate the impact on coastal countries.

He also stressed the importance of the need for a victim-centered and rights-based national reconciliation to address the internal division, pointing out that no process can lead to a sustainable peace other than a transparent and inclusive transitional justice process for all Libyans.

Guterres called for working to manage the country’s wealth and resources in an accountable, fair, transparent and effective manner, and to ensure proper supervision over them.

Guterres urged the security authorities in Libya to end the campaign of intimidation against civil society actors who exercise their rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, as such behavior is alarming.

The Secretary-General called for additional steps to be taken to organize an inclusive national reconciliation conference, led by the Presidency Council and with the support of the African Union.

Guterres stressed the need for the national reconciliation process to ensure the meaningful participation of women, youth, ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups, stressing that the United Nations will continue to support the Libyan partners and the African Union in this regard.

Source: Libyan News Agency