Yemen's Ministry of Defense has condemned the Emirati airstrikes that "killed and injured 300 Yemeni government soldiers" battling with separatist militias in Aden and Abyan provinces south of Yemen.

The State Minister, the Mayor of Sana'a General Abdulghani Jamil has criticized international organizations and world media's silence towards private Houthi secret prisons in the Capital Sana'a and in Houthi held-areas where it tortures citizens.

Minister of Sports Nayef al-Bakri and the Deputy US ambassador to Yemen Juneid Munir discussed on Thursday the prospects of US-Yemeni cooperation in the field of sports and countering intellectual extremism.

Deputy Governor of MarebAbd-RabboMiftah discussed Thursday with the Delegation of Turkish Humanitarian Relief Agency headed by Hassan Inaji the agency's interventions in the province.

Minister of Defense Mohammed al-Maqdashi said President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's directives are that sabotage acts should be dealt with firmly.

Yemen's government has condemned the airstrikes the United Arab Emirates launched today against the country's armed forces in the temporary capital Aden, its suburbs and in Abyan to the east, which claimed the lives of scores of soldiers and civilians.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Dr. Mansour Bajjash discussed on Wednesday with the South Korean Ambassador to Yemen Pak Woongchul ways of enhancing the bilateral Yemeni- South Korean relations in various fields.

Prime Minister of Lebanon Sa'ad al-Hariri met Wednesday with Yemen's Ambassador to Lebanon Abdullah al-Duais who acquainted the prime minister with latest developments in Yemen, especially after regaining the transitional capital of Aden from the so-called Southern Transitional Council.

The governor of Abyan said the armed forces have controlled all the districts of the southern Yemen province on Wednesday, days after the southern separatists seized it.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said the rebellion that the southern Yemen separatists started in Aden on August 11 and the government rolled back today to where it started, Aden, was meant to deflect the government and its backers, the Arab Coalition, from confronting the Iranian agenda IN Yemen.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad al-Hadhrami discussed Wednesday with ambassadors of the permanent members in the Security Council peace process brokered by the United Nations and developments in Aden and other southern provinces over rebellion of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said the government is against building any paramilitary entities outside the state.

The Ministry of Interior has called all security soldiers and officers to protect security and safety of citizens and securing all public and private possessions in Aden, Lahj and Abyan and to be in a state of high alert.

In a meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths, the speaker of the Yemeni parliament has stressed the imperative of pressuring the Houthis into implementing the Hodeidah withdrawal agreement according to a timetable.

Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh has followed up on the latest developments in Taiz and Hodeidah in separate meetings with the govenors of the two western Yemen provinces suffering under Houthi attacks.

The Spokesperson of the Coalition's Joint Forces Turki al-Maliki has said Iran-backed Houthi militia fired Tuesday afternoon a ballistic rocket from HarfSufian area in Amran Province and landed soon after firing it in Sa'ada Province.

The UN Secretary Genera lAntónio Guterreshas affirmed his support to Yemen's unity, security, and stability, and to the legitimate government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi received Tuesday UK Secretary for Middle East and North Africa's Affairs Andrew Morrison discussing with him a number of common concern issues, including situations in Yemen and peace efforts.

Yemen's Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami has affirmed that his government rejects the formation or financing of foreign controlled paramilitary units in Yemen under any pretext.

Yemen's Ambassador to Oman Dr. Khaled Shutaif discussed Tuesday with Omani Deputy Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Ali al-Harithi latest developments in provinces of Aden, Abyan and Shabwa over the Southern Transitional Council's rebellion against state and looting state institutions in the transitional capital of Aden.