Houthis fighters launched a new heavy shelling and destroyed a number of houses in the port city of Hodeidah on Friday, three days after a UN-sponsored ceasefire came into effect.

Yemen's new permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Ali al-Saadi, has presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Yemen participated on Friday in the consultative meeting called for by the African Union Commission to prepare for the Africa-Arab Partnership Summit which is scheduled to be held in the Saudi capital next year.

The Turkish Red Crescent has distributed 500 food packs families from Hodeidah province who have been forced to displace to the Rabat camp in Lahj province.

Houthis killed four government troops and injured sixteen others in heavy shelling on their sites in the port city of Hodeidah on Thursday, only two days after a UN-sponsored ceasefire came into effect.

A delegation of Yemeni youth participating in the Arab African Youth Forum in Cairo presented a Yemeni Ministry of Youth and Sports medal to the Egyptian Minister of Youth Ashraf Subhi.

The Deputy Governor of Mareb for Administrative Affairs Abdullah al-Bakeri laid foundation stone on Thursday to a charitable housing compound in the Valley District here financed by Kuwaiti Tarahom International Islamic Charity.

Governor of Taiz Dr. Amin Mahmoud has directed the Public Work and Population Office in the province to make technical studies for al-Nashama-Mocha Road.

Governor of Marib Maj. General Sultan Al-Arradah received Thursday in the city of Marib US Ambassador to Yemen Mathew Tuller.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Najeeb al-Awej has confirmed significance of coordination between the ministry and Yemen's Reconstruction and Development Program on implementing development projects in the country.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr Najeeb Al-Aweg and Minister of Electricity Eng. Mohammed Al-Anani met Thursday with the management of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Deputy Chairman of the (SFD) Dr Khaled Al-Khodhairi and Eng. Yousef Al-Bassam.

Yemen's Ambassador to Russia Salem al-Wahishi discussed with the Special Envoy of Russian President to the Middle East and North African Countries Michael Bogdanove on Thursday efforts associated with efforts of the United Nations for realizing peace in Yemen.

Deputy Prime Minister Salim Al-Khanbashi received Thursday President of Turkish Red Crescent Society (IFRC)Dr Kerem KINIK and his accompanying delegation.

Prime Minister Mo'eenAbdulmalik discussed with Saudi Ambassador to Yemen a number of issues in Yemen, especially results of Swede consultations, which proved to the International Community government's keenness on realizing just and inclusive peace on the bases of the three references.

Prime Minister Ma'een Abdullmalik met Thursday with Governor of Dhamar province Maj. General Ali Al-Qousi .

Prime Minister Dr Ma'een Abdulmalik stated that government is interested in all provinces and works on empowering local authorities to carry out practical plans aiming to improve the performance of different sectors.

Secretary General of Local Council of Al-Maharah Province Salim Neem inaugurated Thursday the Center of Al-Mahariah Language and Research in the city of Al-Ghaidha.

The Director-General of the Public Health and Population Office in Aden, Dr. Jamal Khadabekhsh, and the Health Director at Yemen's International Rescue Committee Samiha Batahir have discussed the ongoing arrangements to inaugurate an obstetrics emergency center at the district of Bureika in the temporary capital Aden.

The local authorities in Socotra received today 8 school buses and 4 water tanks from the Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction to as a grant to the archipelago.

Minister of Water and Environment, Ezzi Shoreim, has followed up on the facilities of the sanitation plants of Sayoon city in Hadhramout.