On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met with Dr. Mansour Bajash, Yemen’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rabat. The meeting was attended by Mr. M. Azzedine Al-Asbahi, Ambassador of Yemen to the Kingdom of Morocco; Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Head of ICESCO’s Center for Civilizational Dialogue; and Mr. Anar Karimov, Head of the Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector at ICESCO.

During the meeting, Dr. Benarafa reviewed the nature of ICESCO’s work and its areas of partnership with the Republic of Yemen, highlighting the programs and projects implemented in the country, as well as the Organization’s efforts to dispatch experts to monitor and document violations and damage sustained by educational and cultural institutions and historical sites.

For his part, Dr. Bajash expressed his appreciation for the efforts of ICESCO, represented by Director-General Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, affirming the importance of the support provided to Yemen in the fields of education, preservation of culture, and heritage protection. He called for continued coordination and cooperation with experts and specialists.

The meeting concluded with a tour led by Dr. Benarafa, during which he accompanied Dr. Bajash and his delegation to the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization, housed at ICESCO headquarters.