Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Haidan said, "The heinous terror operation that claimed the lives of 16 individuals and injured a number others from the Third Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Mudiyah, Abyan Governorate, will only reinforce the cohesion and resolve of the security services heroes and their brothers in the armed forces to combat terror" organizations regardless of their names, the Houthis, Al-Qaeda, ISIS and their rogue members.

The Yemeni Government confirmed that the cowardly terrorist attack on the military site of the Third Brigade in the Mudiyah District of Abyan governorate that claimed the lives of a number of soldiers martyrs and wounded several others will never undermine the determination of Yemenis to go on fighting their national battle to complete the restore the state's institutions and defeat the criminal and terrorist organizations, namely al-Qaeda and ISIS, which are cooperating with the Iran-backed Terrorist Houthi militias.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) conducted a phone call today, Friday, with the Governor of Abyan governorate, Major General Abu Salem, Commander of the Abyan Axis, to get familiar with the situation in the governorate and the details of the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted a military site of the Third Support and Sustaining Brigade in Mudiyah District, resulted in killing g a number of soldiers and several more.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) sent congratulatory cable to His Excellency President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia on his country Independence Day.

The UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg said that the Houthis' closure of the UN human rights office in Sana'a and its storming on August 3 is an ominous signal of the broader direction the Houthis are taking and represents a serious attack on the ability of the UN to perform its mandate.

The Yemeni government has said "the terrorist Houthi militia is heading towards a return to the square of war, despite all the regional and international efforts to end this conflict and achieve peace, in particular the efforts of our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman to address the Yemeni crisis."

The United Nations Mission in Hodeidah Governorate (UNMHA) announced that the Mission will implement, in coordination with the local authority in Al-Hudaydah, a matrix of service projects in the districts of Khokha and Hays, located south of the Governorate.

The Yemeni Red Crescent launched Thursday the first phase of distributing emergency humanitarian assistances of food and shelter to displaced families in Jaw Al-Naseem here.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Maj. General Faraj al-Bahsani highly appreciated the United States' substantial support to the international efforts to fight terrorism all over the world, particularly in Yemen.

Governor of Lahj Maj. General Ahmed Turki highlighted the pressing need for greater role and interventions by the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lahj governorate to help the local authority cope with increasingly growing needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and refugees from African Horn who have continued to arrive in the governorate on daily basis.

Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Qasem Buhaybeh held talks with the WHO representative in Yemen Dr. Arturo Pesign on a number of topics related to health affairs and areas of coordination between the ministry and the WHO for better cooperation.

Yemen's non-resident ambassador to the Dominican Republic Mohammed Saleh Nasher held talks with the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ricardo Ruiz here today on ways to promote and develop cooperation relations between the two friendly countries.

Yemen's Defense Minister Lit. Gen. Mohsen al-Daeri held talks with the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Lit. Gen. Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin on promoting the bilateral defense cooperation especially in educational and military technical fields, and exchange of expertise.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) sent a congratulatory cable to Her Excellency President Droupadi Murmu of the Republic of India on the National Independence Day of her friendly country.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) sent cable of congratulation to His Excellency President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea on his friendly country National Day.

Deputy Governor of Marib Governorate and Chairman of the Emergency Committee Dr. Abd-Rabu Miftah has called on all local, regional and international partner organizations to intervene and respond urgently to meet the needs of those impacted by the natural disasters that the governorate has been experiencing for several years.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Bank of Yemen signed, on Wednesday, a memorandum of understanding regarding supporting sports and youth activities, infrastructure projects, and investment programs in the youth and sports sectors.

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen Dr. Mohammed Omar Banajah launched here today the destruction of unfit local banknotes of all denominations.

English football club Chelsea renewed the contract of international striker Cole Palmer for two seasons.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) sent a congratulatory cable to His Excellency President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on his country Independence Day.