Yemen's Foreign Minister said the Houthi militants are escalating military hostilities despite the UN calls for ceasefire in order to ready the warring parties for preventing a likely coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The Central Bank of Yemen (CYB) in Aden said" The CYB is the only authorized body to issue monetary and gives licenses to offer electronic payment, and the decree issued recently by the branck of the CYB in Sana'a about authorizing certain financial institutions identified by Sana'a branch to offer electronic payment service via mobile is a decree issued by an authority isn't legally entitled to do so, thus there is no law about regulizing these financial institutions' action, nor there is legal framework allows institutions otherwise the banks to offer such services".

Minister of Information said the Houthi military escalation in different parts of Yemen signals the radical militia's "indifference to the humanitarian suffering of the Yemenis."

The High Economic Council held session on Tuseday presided over by Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik, Chair of the Council.

Yemen's national panel in charge of countering the possible outbreak of coronavirus extended today the closure of the country's ports of entry for two weeks over continuing fears of the plague.

Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik commended significant efforts have been made by the local authority of Shabwa governorate in different fields.