Almotamar.net - President Ali Abdullah Saleh praised Monday the level of existing relations and cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA at various levels, among them the security cooperation and combating terror.
During his meeting in Sana’a today with Assistant Interior Minister of the KSA Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud the President stressed that security of the Kingdom of interest to Yemen and vice versa for the good and interest of the peoples in the two countries.
The Saudi official conveyed, during the meeting, a letter from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, pertaining to bilateral relations and areas of cooperation and coordination between the two sisterly countries especially in security and fighting terror.
President Saleh, for his part asked the Assistant Saudi Interior Minister to convey his greetings to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and his wishes for good health and for the Saudi people ever prosperity and progress.
On the other hand President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday received UN Assistant Secretary General, Deputy of Executive Director of the World Food Programme WFP John Powel.
The meeting discussed aspects of cooperation between the WFP and Yemen in the developmental and humanitarian fields. Mr Powel pointed out that world developments that led to the financial crisis and its effects on rise of prices of food materials in different countries, among them Yemen.
He pointed out that the World Food Programme would allocate a support estimated at $24 million for alleviation of impact of food prices rise for the persons who are most exposed to this impact. In addition he said to offering support in the area of school feeding, praising the efforts carried out by the Yemeni government in developmental fields and alleviation of poverty.
For his part President Ali Abdullah Saleh thanked the support of the Programme particularly the humanitarian aid that Yemen exerted in facing consequences of the financial crisis and rise in prices and the efforts for fighting poverty.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
President praises security cooperation with Saudi
