The General Authority of Zakat has opened the sixth Eid clothing exhibition of martyr President al-Sammad for 75,000 beneficiaries of the poor and needy with a total of 626 million Y.R. The exhibition coincides with the National Steadfastness Day under the slogan 'A Hand Protects, a Hand Builds.' In the presence of Supreme Political Council Mohammed al-Houthi, advisor to the President of the Supreme Political Council Mohammed Meftah said the exhibition project is one of the victories achieved by the Yemeni people over the most ferocious aggression war and most malicious conspiracy through the establishment of the General Authority for Zakat. He pointed out that the Eid clothing project will benefit 75,000 poor and needy people in the capital Sana'a and there are tens of thousands in various provinces in addition to the many zakat projects. Meftah pointed out that the Zakat Authority is on its way to improving its performance and projects in addition to enhancing awareness work for taxpayers. He pointed o ut that the exhibition contains clothes made from local products for many participating productive families, with the support of the Authority in partnership with many entities, most notably the Productive Families Program in equipping factories for many families. Meftah indicated that there is a great trend to support economic empowerment projects, adding that last week the zakat financing portfolio was launched and 30 percent of the revenues of major taxpayers were allocated to support economic empowerment projects. Source: Yemen News Agency