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Saudi Arabia Delivers New Batch of Oil Supplies to Yemen’s Al Mahra

Al Mahra Governor and SDRPY Director for Al Mahra Governorate receiving the Saudi oil grant (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Al Mahra Governor and SDRPY Director for Al Mahra Governorate receiving the Saudi oil grant (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Delivers New Batch of Oil Supplies to Yemen’s Al Mahra

Al Mahra Governor and SDRPY Director for Al Mahra Governorate receiving the Saudi oil grant (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Al Mahra Governor and SDRPY Director for Al Mahra Governorate receiving the Saudi oil grant (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemen’s Al Mahra governorate has received a new batch of Saudi oil derivatives, delivered as part of a grant initiative by the neighboring Kingdom. This time, the fuel delivery amounted to 5,500 metric tons of diesel that are meant to feed power plants across Al Mahra.

Made through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), the transfer involved transporting 4,000 metric tons by the sea and 1,500 tons by land.

The shipment will help reduce budget burdens suffered by the Yemeni government, limit the Yemen Central Bank’s spending of hard currency on fuel supplies from global markets, and stabilize the Yemeni rial’s exchange rate.

Moreover, the donation will aid in soothing soaring oil rates, creating jobs, and raising local productivity. Vital sectors will also benefit from the shipment as well as overall living conditions in Al Mahra.

The donation was received by Al Mahra Governor Muhammad Ali Yasser and SDRPY Director of Operations in Al Mahra Eng. Abdullah Basliman.

Representatives from the Yemeni Oil Company and the Electricity and Energy Company in Yemen were also present.

The shipment will reduce daily blackouts, help the government save funds for development projects, and meet the monthly fuel needs of Al Mahra.

Both the SDRPY and the Yemeni government have worked together to develop integrated governance mechanisms for oil derivatives.

The Yemeni government has formed a supervision, oversight, and follow-up committee from all relevant Yemeni ministries and authorities and linked it to an executive program and a control mechanism that ensures that grants reach beneficiary stations with high reliability to ensure actual access to beneficiaries and to ensure the use of oil derivatives for what they are allotted.

The joint committee has scheduled the Saudi oil derivatives grant shipments in a way that contributes to helping the Yemeni government redirect expenses. It will be able to use the money previously allocated for the purchase of oil derivatives to support paying the salaries of civil servants.

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Saudi Arabia Calls for Halting Violations Committed Against Palestinians

Head of the Human Rights Section at the Saudi Arabia Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Asya Baakdah. Photo: Saudi Mission
Head of the Human Rights Section at the Saudi Arabia Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Asya Baakdah. Photo: Saudi Mission
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Saudi Arabia Calls for Halting Violations Committed Against Palestinians

Head of the Human Rights Section at the Saudi Arabia Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Asya Baakdah. Photo: Saudi Mission
Head of the Human Rights Section at the Saudi Arabia Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Asya Baakdah. Photo: Saudi Mission

Saudi Arabia has denounced all violations committed against the Palestinian people, with the killing of tens of thousands of civilians, predominantly women and children, in the Gaza Strip.

Head of the Human Rights Section at the Saudi Mission to the United Nations in Geneva Asya Baakdah, delivered on Wednesday the Kingdom’s statement during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, reiterating Saudi Arabia's firm rejection of the tragic situation and stressing the urgent need to put an end to it.

Baakdah highlighted the Kingdom’s hosting of the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit, which adopted resolutions showing the unified will of Arab and Islamic nations.

She underscored the summit’s plea for an end to bloodshed, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and the fulfillment of the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to reclaim their occupied territories and establish their independent state.

The diplomat said the Kingdom lauded the UN General Assembly resolution adopted on May 10, backing the eligibility of the Palestinian state for full membership in the United Nations.

Baakdah emphasized Saudi Arabia’s appreciation for actions taken by Norway, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, and Armenia in acknowledging the Palestinian state, while urging other nations to follow suit with bilateral recognition.

Recognizing the collective duty to actively support the realization of an independent Palestinian state, Saudi Arabia -- in collaboration with its partners in the Ministerial Committee appointed by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza Strip developments, as well as Norway and the European Union -- initiated a global alliance to push for the implementation of a two-state solution. The Kingdom calls upon all parties to join the initiative.