The Council of Ministers held its session today, Thursday, in the temporary capital Aden, chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani and approved a number of national strategies and international agreements. It also discussed topical issues related to the military, security, economic and basic services situations.

Foreign Minister Dr. Afrah al-Zouba affirmed that restoring Yemeni state institutions and enabling them to exercise their sovereign powers is essential to Yemen’s stability and the security of the Gulf, Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.

Yemeni naval forces on Wednesday evening seized a boat in the Red Sea carrying equipment used to manufacture drones, which had been smuggled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was bound for the Houthi terrorist militia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Afrah al-Zouba held talks Today, with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif al-Zayani on the bilateral relations and cooperation.

The Minister of Interior Minister Maj. General Ibrahim Haydan held discussions today, Wednesday, with the Acting U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, Neil Hopp over joint security cooperation between the two friendly countries.

The Speaker of the Parliament Sultan al-Barakani, met today, Wednesday, with the Chargé d' Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Yemen, Shao Zheng.

The Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, received today, Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Afrah al-Zoubi, who handed him a written message from His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani, held a virtual meeting today, Wednesday, with British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Stephen Doughty.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Afrah al-Zouba arrived in Manama on Wednesday at the start of a Gulf tour covering several GCC states.

Minister of Water and Environment Eng. Tawfiq al-Sharjabi discussed Wednesday via video conference, with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Yemen Thomas Schneider ways to strengthen bilateral relations and joint cooperation in the fields of water, environment, and climate change adaptation.

His Excellency President Rashad al-Alimi, the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council has ordered a comprehensive crackdown on smuggling as part of broader reforms to secure the country’s sovereign ports and border crossings, curb the war economy, and disrupt funding and arms supplies to the terrorist Houthi militias.

Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the Yemeni Embassy in Nairobi Abdul Salam al-Awadhi discussed with Mombasa Governor Abdulsamad Nassir ways to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.

The Republic of Yemen is participating in the fifth Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Dialogue for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, held in Nairobi, alongside the 2026 Prosecutors’ Network Forum in Mombasa.

Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States Jamila Ali Raja said that the government is now better positioned than ever to confront the threat posed by the Houthi terrorist militia.

Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Nizar Basuhaib held talks Tuesday with the Deputy Country Director of the World Food Program (WFP) in Yemen Samantha Chatterjee on ways to expand the program's interventions to include nutrition projects and efforts to combat malnutrition.

Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Mohsen Zindani affirmed that Yemen will not remain an open arena for a cross-border project and that peace begins with the restoration of state authority and ending the coup.

A civilian in Taiz governorate was critically injured due to a projectile fired by the terrorist Houthi militias fell on the villages of al-Mafalis.

The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) confirmed that the state is moving forward in its struggles to restore its institutions, assert its authority over its entire national territory and put an end of the humanitarian suffering caused by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militias.

Saudi Arabia and France have affirmed their support for the Presidential Leadership Council and the United Nations’ efforts to reach a comprehensive solution to the Yemeni crisis, stressing that provocative actions by the Houthi terrorist militia are exacerbating the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.

Vice Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman today received in the interim capital, Aden, the credentials of Ms. Noura Hamladji as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to Yemen.