Weather: Partly cloudy to clear with a rise in temperatureAl-Durra: Ministry of Transport, its agencies were able to improve infrastructure, its technical and professional capabilities

RAMALLAH: Partly cloudy to clear skies are expected today, Christmas Day, in Palestine with a rise in temperature and a slight chance of rain mainly in the morning hours, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department. Winds are southwesterly to northeasterly, light to moderate, and sea waves are low. Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 16°C and a low of 11°C, and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 15°C and a low of 10°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley temperature is expected to reach a high of 24°C and a low of 16°C, and a high of 19°C and a low of 14°C in Gaza and the coastal areas. Another rise in temperature is expected tomorrow, Tuesday, and again on Wednesday but the weather remains cold in the mountainous areas and warm in the rest of the country. A slight drop in temperature is expected on Thursday, said the PMD. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA The Minister of Transport in the caretaker government, Abdul Wahab Al-Durra, confirmed that the ministry and its bodies and institutions were able to improve the infrastructure and its technical and professional capabilities. Minister Al-Durra indicated during the periodic meeting of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority that the authority had overcome the difficulties through which the aggression attempted to paralyze its movement, since the beginning of the aggression and the siege imposed on the Yemeni people. He pointed out the implementation of many important projects in all the Authority's various sectors, with self-financing, to provide local and international services in the field of civil aviation. Al-Durra criticized the negative role of the United Nations and international organizations working in Yemen with regard to the projects that they committed to implementing in the various transportation sectors, and their limitation to implementing projects for some Yem eni airports and ports, which were not subjected to bombing and destruction. He explained that most of the Civil Aviation Authority's projects at Sana'a International Airport, meteorology, air navigation, and aviation safety and security were implemented with Yemeni efforts and expertise in the field of civil aviation, by taking advantage of information technology technology to secure ground services for air navigation. While the Chairman of the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority, Dr. Muhammad Abdel Qader, indicated that the Authority is currently working on preparing plans and technical studies to develop and modernize services in the field of civil aviation and meteorology. Training, qualification, and developing the capabilities of the Authority's cadres and its various sectors were considered priorities for future plans, in addition to important projects at Sanaa, Taiz, and Hodeidah International Airports. Source: Yemen News Agency