Almotamar.net, Saba - Prime Minister Ali Mujawar said on Saturday that the Yemeni government had put the development of the tourism sector within the main priorities.
In his speech at the opening of the 2nd Arab Tourism Investment Forum that kicked off today in Sana'a, Mujawar said the government has set out a plan to bring about sustainable tourism development through using the Yemeni tourism products based on the principle of full partnership with the private sector and the responsibility of the government for providing basic services for the sites targeted with the tourism development plan.
Yemen's environment, geographic structure and cultural heritage is a pace with unlimited investment opportunities at a time when the government pins hope on the tourism sector to boost the national economy, he said.
Over the last period, Yemen has been working on providing suitable investment incentives and facilities and improving its investment climate with a focus on issuing and streamlining legislations, mainly in the tourism sector, he said.
The three-day forum aims to introduce the participants to tourism investment projects and opportunities in Yemen and Arab countries, attract new investors for the Arab tourism sector, display experiences, opportunities and the new in tourism investment, Tourism Minister said on Friday.
There would be a focus on displaying tourism investment opportunities in Yemen and Arab countries and discussing studies on tourism investment projects worth about $ 1.5 billion across Yemen, he said, pointing out that Yemen will offer 60 opportunities.
The forum also aims to study how to benefit from workers in the tourism and tourism investment sectors and to gather Arab interested investors and decision makers, he said, adding that it would mainly target big Arab investors.
The main themes include tourism investment and its climate and low cost aviation in the region.
On the sidelines of the forum, an exhibition of tourism products by big investment, real estate finance and tourism services companies will be organized.
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.
Development of tourism sector is main priority – Premier
