40 Killed in Traffic Accidents Last Week
40 people were killed and 193 injured in traffic accidents throughout the country last week with the accidents blamed on drivers’ negligence and technical faults.
About 259 traffic accidents took place over the week that included 139 crashes, 89 running over accidents and 31 overturning accidents.
Al-Suhaibi Heads to Russia
Minister of Finance Noman Al-Suhaibi headed Saturday for Russia on a visit that comes ahead of the President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s upcoming visit to the country later this month.
Upon departure, Al-Suhaibi said his talks with Russian officials will focus on deals the two countries will sign on the margins of Saleh’s visit.
Reorganization of Education Ministry Reviewed
Minister of Education Abdul Salam Al-Jawfi met Saturday with head of the Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Consultative team, currently visiting Yemen, Daryoush Farsimadan.
The meeting dealt with the outcomes of the first phase of the team’s mission over the past two years aimed at reorganizing the Education Ministry and identifying its institutional structure strengths and weaknesses.