Yemen represented by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Waed Batheeb signed Thursday here with the Kuwaiti Fund for Development represented by Acting Director General Walid al-Bahr preparations for the financial treaty and instalment schedule of the fund's loan No. 869 on financing the Rural Roads and Social Project.

Minister of Finance, Salem Ben Breik, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Ahmed Al-Maabaqi, discussed with the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund, the latest developments in the economic, financial and monetary conditions in Yemen.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi sent Thursday congratulation cable to King Felipe VI of Spain on the National Day of his country.

The Presidency of the Shura Council, Yemen's formal advisory body, condemned the aggressive actions of the Zionist enemy against the Gaza Strip, demanding an immediate halt to the air strikes on the Strip, which to date have caused the death of more than a thousand civilians and the wounding of more than 2,500, most of whom are children, women and elderly.

Deputy Minister of Justice for the Documentation and Courts Sector, Judge Abdul Karim Baabad, discussed today, via video communication technology, with the Executive Director of the Children’s Criminal Justice Program at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), international the Ministry’s efforts in implementing the juvenile justice project and the challenges and difficulties it faces.

Yemen's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, met today, at the headquarters of the permanent delegation, with the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, during the visit of the UN envoy to New York to participate in the closed consultation session of the Security Council on Yemen, scheduled for tomorrow, Friday.

Central Bank Governor Ahmed Ghaleb met today, in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, with the US Federal Reserve delegation participating in the 2023 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Waed Badhib, participated in the 108th meeting of the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh today.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Financial and Administrative Affairs Awsan al-Awd participated Thursday in the Ministerial Meeting of the Association of the Countries Overlooking Indian Ocean hosted by Siri Lankan Capital of Colombo.

A woman was injured Wednesday when a landmine planted by Houthi terrorist militia went off on her in Saber al-Mawadem District, Taiz Province.

The Central Bank of Yemen participated Wednesday in the activities of Arab Forum for Communications and Financial and Digital Solutions by a delegation headed by Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Mohammad Banagah.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, participated today in the extraordinary session at the ministerial level of the Arab League council, at the request of the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Morocco, to discuss ways of political action at the Arab and international levels to stop the escalation in the Palestinian territories and provide protection.

The Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Dr. Fayez Ghallab, discussed with the Security Attaché of the Japanese Embassy in Yemen security coordination and enhancing cooperation to train and qualify the Ministry’s employees, and a number of files of common interest.

The Presidency of the House of Representatives condemned in the strongest terms the aggressive raids launched by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip against innocent Palestinian civilians, which has resulted in the martyrdom and injury of thousands of civilians.

A meeting was held in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh today bringing together Yemen's ministers of Planning and International Cooperation, , Finance, and Social Affairs with the Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa, Ferid Belhaj.

Assistant Deputy Minister of Planning for the International Cooperation Sector, Mansour Zayd, discussed here today with the international expert in the field of water, environmental sanitation and climate change at UNICEF, Mark Anderson, the level of implementation of a number of the organization’s projects in the fields of childhood, education and health.

Chairman of the Customs Authority Abdulhakeem al-Qubati discussed Wednesday here with the Expert of Investigating Weapons in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Woolf Christian promoting cooperation and coordination between the two parties in field of combating smuggling, mainly chemical items, weapons and drugs in Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

Deputy Minister of Human Rights for the Partnership and International Cooperation Sector, Nabil Abdel Hafeez, discussed with the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights ways to enhance cooperation and joint work regarding national reports on human rights, raising the capabilities of the report preparation team, and training the national human rights staff.

The Republic of Yemen participated in the high-level roundtable meeting on agricultural transformation paths in East Asian countries, which was organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, with a delegation headed by the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries, Major General Salem Al-Socotri.

Prime Minister Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik received Wednesday a letter from Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum on promoting mutual relations between the two countries.