AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: The Houthis have escalated their bombardment of villages in Yemen’s Marib, Lahj, Dhale and Taiz provinces over the past 48 hours while the Yemeni government has ordered the army to remain on high alert to repel Houthi attacks.
Local media reports and residents said that the Houthis discharged artillery shells at homes in the Malaa region of the province’s central region on Saturday evening.
Images shared on social media show flames pouring from the targeted homes, with no confirmed reports of casualties.
AMMAN: The Jordanian government on Sunday launched a comprehensive study on women’s empowerment to promote wider engagement in the country’s Economic Modernization Vision 2023-2033, Jordan News Agency reported.
The national economic blueprint aims to achieve an average real GDP growth rate of 5.6 percent over the next decade.