Yemen's Minister of Information unveils plans to set up Aden Media City with GCC support

ADEN, 9th December, 2015 (WAM)--Yemen's Information Minister, Dr. Abdul Majeed Mohammed Qubaty, has said that his ministry and the political leadership were planning to establish an integrated media city of Aden with support of brothers from the GCC states. He explained that the brothers in the UAE have expressed their willingness to provide more support for restoring the cultural and media status of Aden. This came during an inspection visit by Qubaty yesterday to the project of Aden satellite channel building in Haqat, Sira, to assess the damage to the building caused by the war being waged by the Houthi militia and ousted President Saleh group on Aden. The minister stressed the important role of media institutions and facilities in Aden to highlight the role of the national army and popular resistance. He said, "What is hurtful is to see the building damaged. It was ready to work but now completely destroyed by the coup militias that wreaked havoc and destroyed everything beautiful in this province in particular and Yemen in general. They are devoid of human and moral values." The Yemeni minister promised to rebuild what was destroyed by the coup leaders, noting that Aden was the origin of the press in the Arabian Peninsula, as the first newspaper, the first television and radio station were established in Aden. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395288998794.html