Yemen’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Dr. Ali Mujawar, discussed recent developments in Yemen and the repercussions of Houthi escalation with Ambassador Monica Schmutz Kirgöz, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Division at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Yemen's Armed Forces recaptured Al-Khazzan Hill in Jabal Habashi district, west of Taiz governorate, on Thursday following heavy clashes with the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, as fighting intensified on the Maqbanah and Al-Kadaha fronts.

The Iranian-backed Houthi militia fired a ballistic missile at a restaurant in the Mokha Junction area west of Taiz on Friday, causing civilian casualties and extensive damage to the restaurant and nearby property.

The Ministry of Human Rights strongly condemned the Houthi militia's military escalation in Taiz, including artillery, missile and drone attacks targeting residential areas, displacement camps and civilian facilities in the districts of Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi, Al-Kadaha and Al-Dhabab.

His Excellency President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, the President of the Republic of Djibouti, received today, Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Dr. Afrah al-Zouba, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Djibouti.

Foreign Minister Dr. Afrah al-Zouba held talks Thursday with Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulkader Omar on strengthening the historic and fraternal relations between the two countries and expanding bilateral cooperation.

His Excellency President of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr. Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi has welcomed new Saudi support for the Central Bank of Yemen, describing it as an important boost to the country’s economic reform efforts.

The Minister of Interior Maj. General Ibrahim Haidan discussed today, Thursday, with the Acting US Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen Neil Hopp aspects of security cooperation.

The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mohammed al-Faqmi and the French Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen Katherine Corm Kammoun conferred over Yemeni-French bilateral relations and cooperation.

The Armed Forces and the National Resistance on Thursday engaged in fierce clashes with the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia on the Al-Barah front in Maqbana district, west of Taiz.

Yemen's Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Mohammed al-Hadrami, on Thursday discussed developments in Yemen and threats posed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia to regional security and international shipping in the Red Sea with Senator Pavel Fischer, Chairman of the Czech Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security.

Yemen called for a unified Arab strategy to address trade wars and threats to international shipping routes, warning of risks posed by Iran and its militias to Arab economic and food security.

Lahj Governor Murad al-Halimi met on Wednesday with representatives of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Yemen.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed al-Faqmi discussed Wednesday with the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires to Yemen Neil Hope ways to strengthen cooperation in development and economic fields.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council Lieutenant General Tareq Saleh held a video conference on Wednesday with French Ambassador to Yemen Catherine Corm-Kammoun

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Amin Noman on Tuesday witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening higher education and scientific research in Yemen.

Yemen took part on Tuesday in a meeting of senior Arab officials preparing for the 118th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council.

Minister of Water and Environment Tawfiq Al-Sharjabi has stressed the importance of strengthening proactive approaches to disaster risk management and shifting from traditional response mechanisms towards early intervention based on forecasting data and early warning systems.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chaired today, Wednesday, a joint meeting of the PCL and the government, included Council's members: Tareq Saleh, Abdulrahman al-Mahrami, Dr. Abdullah al-Alimi, Othman Mujalli, Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Salem al-Khanbashi, as well as Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani.

His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) sent a congratulatory letter to His Majesty King Haakon VIII, King of the Kingdom of Norway, in which he expressed his congratulations on taking the constitutional oath as the king of the friendly Kingdom of Norway.