The United Arab Emirates has sent two airborne aid cargos to Socotra in the aftermath of the Cyclonic Storm "Mekunu" that hit the Arabian Sea archipelago.

Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Obeid Bin-Dagher made telephone calls Saturday evening to both governors of Al-Mahara, Rajeh Sa'eed Bakrait and Socotra Ramzi Mahroos.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ordered Saturday that Petromaseala National Company should immediately provide Al-Mahara province with 500 thousand liters of diesel form the Company's strategic reservoirs.

The air defense unit of Abha International Airport, south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has detected an unidentified object as it flew in the direction of the airport and destroyed it as per the rules of engagement.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has named Brig. Gen. Faysal Ali Qayed Hassan a commander for the 3rd Military Region and for Brigade 13. Hadi promoted Hassan to rank of Major General.

The Governor of Hadhramout Maj. Gen. Faraj Salemeen Al-Bohseni, in launched in Hadhramout's provincial capital, Mukalla, on Saturday a free heart surgery campaign which will be carried out by Al-Balsam International Organization.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr Mohammed Assa'di met Saturday with the ambassador the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to our country, Mohammed Sa'eed Al-Jaber.

Vice President (Lt G) Ali Mohssen Saleh conducted Saturday a phone call to governor of Al-Mahara, Rajeh Sa'eed Bakrait.

The leadership of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition backing Yemen has provided support to Al-Balsam International Organization to help them enter Yemen and provide free cardiac surgeries to Yemeni patients in coordination with the Yemeni government.

Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah lauded the efforts made by the brethren of the GCC member states in order to provide relief aid and move immediately to save the people who have been affected by the Mackano cyclone in the province of Socotra Archipelagos.

Local rescue teams found out four sailors a live in Socotra Island. The four men are out of seven sailors, are said to be the crew of Marwan 7 Ship, which ran aground in the Qodam area of Socotra because of the Mackano cyclone.

Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRC) announced Friday about providing urgent aids to the population of Socotra Archipelagos province to help alleviating the peoples' suffering due to Mackano cyclone that caused great deal of damage to the properties in the archipelagos, leaving large number of the population Internally Displaced People ( IDP).

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that 21 tons of medicines and medical stuffs arrived in Yemen within this week.

Governor of Socotra Ramzi Mahroos launched Friday a comprehensive response plan aimed to deal with the consequences of the Mockano cyclone. The plan is designed to re-open and repair the highways that have been seriously damaged by the natural disaster.

Supreme Relief Committee (SRC) held emergency meetings Thursday in Aden with the (OCHA) and the UN's organizations operating in our county.

Minister of Public Health and Population Dr Nasser Ba-aum visited Thursday the headquarters of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva.

Deputy Minister of Public Health Dr. Abdullah Dahan has discussed with the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's relief aid role to the people of Socotra in the aftermath of the Cyclone Mekunu that hit the archipelago late on Wednesday.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has followed up on the situation of the people of Socotra, after the Cyclone Mekunu struck the Yemeni island chain on Wednesday night turning it into a disaster zone.

Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior Eng. Ahmed Al-Maisari has stressed the importance of putting an end of illegal seizure of the public lands and assets.

Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah urged the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, Liza Grande, to instruct the UN's organizations operate in Yemen to dispatch quickly medial and relief teams of the provinces of ( Socotra, Al-Mahara, Shabwa and Hudramout) and other provinces that suffered damages as a result of the cyclone.