The Republic of Yemen has called on the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take a firm stance and classify the Houthi militias as a terrorist organization, cut off their sources of funding and stop the flow of weapons and military expertise to them, in order to counter their ongoing terrorism that has come to threaten the region's security and stability.

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.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has welcomed the presidential statement issued by the United Nations Security Council on October 15, 2026, regarding the Houthi military escalation in Yemen and attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Yemen has participated in the meeting of Arab governors at the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, by a delegation led by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, the Yemen’s Governor at the World Bank Group, Mohammed al-Faqmi

Yemen’s Ambassador to Japan Adel al-Sunaini met with Japan’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Director-General for the Middle East and Africa Keiichi Iwamoto to discuss bilateral relations, strategic cooperation and the latest developments in Yemen.

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.

Rasd Organization for Rights and Freedoms stated that the city of Taiz is on the brink of an impending catastrophe following the prevention of essential supplies from entering the city, the closure of roads and access routes and the continued imposition of a tight siege by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia.

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.

Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias launched this evening, Thursday, 9 ballistic missiles and 7 different projectiles on several residential neighborhoods in Marib city.

The Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani chaired today, Thursday, a meeting of the Supreme Committee to Combat Smuggling, in the temporary capital Aden.

Minister of Human Rights Mushdal Omar met today, Thursday, with representatives of the Dutch Coalition for Relief in Yemen.

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 Republic of Yemen called on all Arab countries to take the necessary legal measures to designate the Houthi militias as a terrorist organization, pursue the Houthi militiamen and hand them over as terrorists.

Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, announced that coalition forces had intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the airspace of the holy Illuminated City (A-Medina Al-Munawarrah).

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.

The government of Yemen has called on the United Nations and the UN Security Council to take urgent and effective measures to lift the crippling siege imposed by the Houthi terrorist militias on the city of Taiz, warning that it threatens to trigger a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe.

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.