Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Waed Badhib highly appreciated World Bank (WB) contribution to the development drive in Yemen through its projects portfolio.

Foreign Minister, Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, briefed today the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, about the tragic situation in the Al-Abdiya district in the Marib governorate as a result of the Houthi siege on the district for more than twenty days.

Minister of Water and Environment Tawfeeq al-Sharjabi discussed Tuesday with representative of the UNDP in Aden tasks of international experts entrusted with evaluating national capabilities to respond to potential oil leaks or explosion of Safir, the long-stranded oil tanker on the Red Sea off Hodeida Coasts.

Prime Minister Ma'een Abdulmalik returned to the Transitional Capital of Aden coming from Cairo after short state successful visit to Egypt responding to an invitation from his Egyptian Counterpart Mustafa Madboli.

His Excellency President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the President of the Republic, made a phone call this evening with the Governor of Ma'rib, Major General Sultan Al-Arada, to get acquainted with the latest developments in the governorate and the progress of the battles on the fronts, including the siege of the Abdiya district by the Houthi coup militia.

Deputy Governor of Marib governorate Dr. Abd-Rabbu Meftah appealed to the World Food Program (WFP) to move as quickly as it can to save the inhabitants of al-Abidia District who have been mercilessly besieged by Houthi militiamen for nearly a month, amid acute shortages of foods, drinking water and medicines supplies.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Wa'ed Batheeb stated that Yemen's national economy has incurred losses exceeding $90 billion and national currency value depreciated approximately 180% against foreign currencies as a result of Houthi militia's coup d'état against the legitimate government in 2014.

The speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed Bin Daghr has urged the US to pressure Houthis to sit in the dialogue table and stop their aggression on Yemeni cities.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Wa'ed Batheeb held talks today with his Egyptian counterpart Rania al-Mashat intended to reinvigorate the role of the Yemeni-Egyptian High Joint Committee.

Yemen's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Najeeb Al-Awj discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Dr. Amr Talaat, aspects of coordination between the two countries in the field of communication and information technology and ways to develop them.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Bin Mubarak and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abu al-Kalam Abdul-Moamen covered today over bilateral ties and relations between the two countries.

Yemen' Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, discussed today with his Eritrean counterpart Othman Saleh the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, the latest developments on the Yemeni and regional arenas, and the overall issues of concern to the two countries.

Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Qasem Bahebeh and his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Halah Zayed held talks here today aimed to further promote bilateral cooperation in medical sector between the two countries.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Bin Mubarak launched an urgent appeal to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to move quickly for rescuing the lives of thousands of the families in the District of al-Abidia of Marib governorate.

Under-Secretary of Human Rights Ministry Majed Fadhael stated that landmines and explosive devices planted randomly by Iran-allied Houthi militiamen in different areas of Hajjah governorate killed and injured 600 civilians most of them women and children.

Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ahmad bin Mubarak discussed Monday with Serbian Counterpart Nikola Selakovic' mutual relations between the two countries and common concerned issues.

Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism issued today an urgent appeal to the UN Secretary General, UN Security Council Preeminent Member States, International Community, (IC), UN's and US Envoys to Yemen to stop the genocide and war-crimes that Iran-allied Houthi militia has been committing against the unfortunate civilians villagers of al-Abidia District of Marib governorate.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Bin Mubarak called on the members states of the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) to ramp-up political pressure to push peace in Yemen and support international efforts to put an end of the war triggered by Iran-allied insurgent Houthi militia.

Minister of Transport Abdulsalam Humaid discussed Monday with Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Abdulhadi aspects of cooperation between the two ministries.

The National Alliance of Political Parties expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the treacherous terrorist operation that targeted the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries Salem Al-Socotri, the Governor of Aden Ahmed Lamlas and their companions yesterday.