The Member of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Governor of Hadramout governorate Salem al-Khanbashi praised the projects and interventions of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Yemen, greatly appreciating its significant efforts that contributed toward implementing development and service projects in the governorate.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC member states, held in Baghdad,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the statement issued by the European Union (EU) Council, which strongly condemns the continued military escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias in Yemen and their attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, particularly the attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Afrah al-Zouba condemned the recent statements by the Iranian Foreign Minister and officials in his ministry regarding what Tehran called "mediation" in Yemen, affirming that these statements do not cover the Iranian regime's responsibility for supporting the Houthi militia coup that sparked the war, and for prolonging it by arming, financing, training the militia, and supplying it with missiles, drones, and experts.

Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Dr. Afrah al-Zouba held a phone call with Indonesian Foreign Minister Armanatha Kristiawan Nasir on Friday.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, held talks on Friday with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the latest national and regional developments and coordinated efforts with the international community to strengthen regional security and stability.

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the Houthi military escalation in Yemen and continued attacks against Saudi Arabia, calling for an immediate halt to assaults targeting civilians and civil infrastructure.

President Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, the Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces held phone calls on Thursday with Council members Lieutenant General Abdulrahman al-Muharrami and Lieutenant General Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani to check on their safety and that of government members following a Houthi missile and drone attack on the presidential Maashiq Palace in the interim capital, Aden.

The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Political Affairs Dr. Mansour Bagash expressed gratitude and thanks to the Japanese government for its constant support for Yemen and its significant contribution to the humanitarian and relief actions.

The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said it had documented 219 crimes and violations committed by Houthi militias in Taiz Governorate over the past 48 hours.

The European Union has called on Houthi terrorist militias to lift the siege imposed on the city of Taiz and allow food, water, medicine and fuel to enter the city.

Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani stated that the Houthi militia’s continued attacks on civilians in Taiz and its unjust siege of the city constitute war crimes that will not expire with time.

A woman was killed and her daughter and two sisters were injured on Wednesday when a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia exploded in Wadi Usus, in the center of Al-Shamayatayn District, south of Taiz Governorate.

The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Governor of Yemen at the World Bank (WB) Group Mohammed sl-Faqmi and Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Ahmed al-Ma'baqi met today with President of the OPEC Fund for International Development Dr. Abdulhamid al-Khalifa.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi has affirmed that Fajr Al-Yemen or Dawn of Yemen Operation will continue until its ultimate objective is achieved: Ending Houthi militia’s coup, restoring state institutions and ensuring that decisions on war and peace and control of weapons remain exclusively in the hands of the state and its constitutional institutions.

Yemen’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Haitham Shujaaldeen met Tuesday with Austrian Parliament President Walter Rosenkranz.

The Presidential Leadership Council has warned that espionage, financing Houthi militia activities or providing any form of support to the group constitute criminal offenses punishable by law, vowing firm action against anyone found to have undermined Yemen’s security, sovereignty or military and security capabilities.

Houthi militia shelling of residential neighborhoods in Taiz over the past 24 hours injured 17 civilians, including six elderly people, five women and six children, and damaged seven homes, according to the Taiz Human Rights Office.

The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented 43 crimes and violations committed by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Taiz over the past 24 hours, leaving five civilians dead and 17 injured, damaging seven homes and 12 private vehicles, and partially damaging Al-Safwa Hospital and Al-Saeed Mosque in Taiz city.