The Council of Ministers discussed Friday implementation of President Hadi's directives to the government for taking necessary measures for facing UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council's (STC) armed rebellion against the state and horrible crimes committed by STC against civilians.

Vice President Ali Mohsen Saleh phoned Friday the Commander of Kataf Brigade General Raddad al-Hashimi on military developments and conditions of fighters.

Yemen's Ambassador to Havana Mohammad Nasher acquainted Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at Cuban Foreign Ministry Hector Igarza Cabrera with latest developments in Yemen and issues of common concern.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has renewed his demands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to intervene to stop the blatant Emirati interferences; by supporting rebel militias and backing them with aerial strikes against the armed forces.

Yemen's Ambassador to Egypt Dr. Mohammad Marem discussed Thursday with Assistant of Egyptian Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Ambassador Mohammad al-Badri latest developments in Yemen.

Yemen's Ministry of Defense has condemned the Emirati airstrikes that "killed and injured 300 Yemeni government soldiers" battling with separatist militias in Aden and Abyan provinces south of Yemen.

The State Minister, the Mayor of Sana'a General Abdulghani Jamil has criticized international organizations and world media's silence towards private Houthi secret prisons in the Capital Sana'a and in Houthi held-areas where it tortures citizens.

Minister of Sports Nayef al-Bakri and the Deputy US ambassador to Yemen Juneid Munir discussed on Thursday the prospects of US-Yemeni cooperation in the field of sports and countering intellectual extremism.

Deputy Governor of MarebAbd-RabboMiftah discussed Thursday with the Delegation of Turkish Humanitarian Relief Agency headed by Hassan Inaji the agency's interventions in the province.

Minister of Defense Mohammed al-Maqdashi said President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's directives are that sabotage acts should be dealt with firmly.

Yemen's government has condemned the airstrikes the United Arab Emirates launched today against the country's armed forces in the temporary capital Aden, its suburbs and in Abyan to the east, which claimed the lives of scores of soldiers and civilians.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Dr. Mansour Bajjash discussed on Wednesday with the South Korean Ambassador to Yemen Pak Woongchul ways of enhancing the bilateral Yemeni- South Korean relations in various fields.

Prime Minister of Lebanon Sa'ad al-Hariri met Wednesday with Yemen's Ambassador to Lebanon Abdullah al-Duais who acquainted the prime minister with latest developments in Yemen, especially after regaining the transitional capital of Aden from the so-called Southern Transitional Council.

The governor of Abyan said the armed forces have controlled all the districts of the southern Yemen province on Wednesday, days after the southern separatists seized it.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said the rebellion that the southern Yemen separatists started in Aden on August 11 and the government rolled back today to where it started, Aden, was meant to deflect the government and its backers, the Arab Coalition, from confronting the Iranian agenda IN Yemen.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad al-Hadhrami discussed Wednesday with ambassadors of the permanent members in the Security Council peace process brokered by the United Nations and developments in Aden and other southern provinces over rebellion of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said the government is against building any paramilitary entities outside the state.

The Ministry of Interior has called all security soldiers and officers to protect security and safety of citizens and securing all public and private possessions in Aden, Lahj and Abyan and to be in a state of high alert.

In a meeting with the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths, the speaker of the Yemeni parliament has stressed the imperative of pressuring the Houthis into implementing the Hodeidah withdrawal agreement according to a timetable.

Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh has followed up on the latest developments in Taiz and Hodeidah in separate meetings with the govenors of the two western Yemen provinces suffering under Houthi attacks.