Prime Minister, Salem Saleh Bin Braik, launched the first phase of an emergency national campaign to vaccinate children against polio in the temporary capital, Aden.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will increase pressure on steel producers worldwide and threaten to escalate his trade war.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has sent cables of congratulations to many world presidents, kings and heads of state on the coming of the new year, 2018.
Hadi thanked the leaders for their countries' support to Yemen in the face of the insurgency that the Iran-backed Houthis unleashed plunging Yemen in a bloodbath and manifold humanitarian crises never seen before.
Hadi renewed the government's preparedness for a well-founded lasting peace that fulfills the Yemeni people's demands as provided for in the UN Security Council resolutions.
Hadi wished welfare for the leaders and prosperity for their nations.