The Yemeni-Gulf Joint Committee (YGJC), attended by YemeniMinister of Planning and International Cooperation, the head of the delegation,Abdulkarim Al-Arhabi, and representatives from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, Gulffunds, Arab Development Fund and Islamic Development Bank, started Tuesday its meetings in Riyadh.

The Jordanian government on Tuesday strongly condemned terrorist blasts that rocked eastern Beirut this morning killing some people and injuring others.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Turkey this week, where he will ask Israel’s closest Muslim ally to help in the international effort to curb Iran’s nuclear program, officials said.