YEMEN Press Agency

YMU concludes training course on English journalism in Sanaa

SANAA, Sep. 10 (YPA) – A training course in English journalism “Focus and Act”, organized by the Yemeni Media Union (YMU) with the support of the Guinus University for Science and Technology, was concluded in the capital Sanaa on Thursday.

At the conclusion ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information Fahmi Al-Yousifi confirmed the keenness to develop the capabilities of the media cadres in various aspects, including the English press, to convey the grievances of the Yemeni people to international public opinion.

“The word is a supplementary weapon to the military and economic front,” al-Yousfi said. He noted to the importance of the media’s role in opposing the media machine of the aggression countries, and exposing the crimes and massacres committed by Saudi-led coalition against the Yemeni people for nearly six years.

For his part, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Ali Sharaf al-Din said that the media possesses a weapon that must be activated in the face of the challenges that the aggression coalition imposed on the Yemeni people.

He added “Today, the war has become a war of civilization and not limited to the military side.”

In turn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, in charge of training and qualification at the YMU, Mohammed Abdulquddus al-Sharei, referred to the importance of the English Journalism course in light of the current situation that the country is going through as a result of the aggression and siege to convey the grievances of the Yemeni people to the world.

At the conclusion, which was attended by YMP’s President Abdullah Sabri, Secretary General of the Union Hassan Sharaf al-Din and representative of the Guinus University, Hassan al-Wareeth, reviewed the objectives of the course, in which the trainer Nasser al-Rabiei lectured, with the aim of developing the capabilities of 15 media professionals from various national media institutions.

 

YPA