The Republic of Yemen and the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed Wednesday a memorandum of cooperation in the cultural, creative, and heritage fields, aimed at strengthening cultural cooperation between the two brotherly countries.

Yemen’s Minister of Water and Environment, Eng. Tawfiq al-Sharjabi discussed Wednesday with EU Ambassador to Yemen Patrick Simonnet in Amman, Jordan strengthening cooperation in water, environmental protection and climate change.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) received , today, Wednesday, the credentials of the Ambassadors of the Czech Republic, Pavel Kafka; the Republic of the Philippines Raymond R. Balatbat, the Kingdom of Spain, Javier Carbajosa Sánchez, the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Yakoub An Gambo; the Republic of Korea Jaehoon Chung, the French Republic Véronique Vouland-Aneini, the Kingdom of Denmark Merete Juh, and the Republic of Cuba Miguel Yortobarga .

Two civilians were injured on Wednesday when Iranian-backed Houthi militias shelled residential neighborhoods in central Taiz, while a sponge factory was also targeted and caught fire.

Yemeni Ambassador to Austria Haytham Shoja'aadin met Wednesday with Nicholas Lauterotti, Director of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries.

The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms reported that the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias committed 109 crimes and violations over the past 48 hours in Taiz governorate, moreover firing more than 147 projectiles randomly, most of which targeted residential neighborhoods, and two ballistic missiles at the Sinah neighborhood in the center of Taiz city.

Yemen’s Ambassador to Belgium Mohammed Taha Mustafa discussed Tuesday with Belgian Senate President Vincent Blondel bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen relations.

Chairman of the Shura Council Dr. Ahmad Obaid bin Daghr discussed Tuesday with Falah Al-Mutairi, the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Yemen fraternal relations and joint cooperation between the two brotherly countries across various fields.

The local authority in Taiz has strongly condemned Houthi shelling of residential areas in Taiz city and villages in Saber, which killed and injured civilians.

A girl was killed and eight other people, including women and children, were injured in a Houthi militia missile attack on a residential complex and populated neighborhoods in central Taiz on Tuesday.

The spokesperson for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced that coalition forces had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia.

Presidential Leadership Council Member and Marib Governor Lt. Gen. Sultan al-Arada has affirmed that crimes committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias against the Yemeni people will not go unpunished or weaken Yemenis’ determination to defend their country, restore state institutions, and support the national battle under Operation Yemen Dawn.

The Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Dr. Mansour Bagash received today, Tuesday, a copy of the credentials of Miguel Yortobarga, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Yemen.

Human Rights Minister Mashdal Omar met with Christian Reich, the Middle East affairs official at Germany’s Foreign Ministry.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi has formally called on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to support international efforts through the Security Council to designate the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, enforce the arms embargo, cut off its funding and weapons supplies, and hold its supporters accountable.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) affirmed the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen and the unity of its territory, calling on the UN Security Council to implement its resolutions regarding Yemen and the rebellion of the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias.

Yemeni Ambassador to the United States Jamila Raja held talks with US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Blome on the latest political and security developments in Yemen amid continued escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militias.

Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba met with Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Muhammad Anis on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation based on the longstanding cultural, civilizational and humanitarian ties between the two peoples.

The Yemeni government has called on the Security Council to condemn the targeting of government and service facilities, residential neighborhoods and civilian sites by terrorist Houthi militias, as well as attacks on civilians, calling for holding Houthi militias accountable for the repercussions.

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries Salem al-Soqatari and Minister of Water and Environment Eng. Tawfiq al-Sharjabi participated today, Sunday, in the opening of the operational and technical mission of the Water and Irrigation Management Improvement Project in Yemen for sustainability and efficiency (I-WISE), held in the Jordanian capital, Amman.