A number of young activists have called on the United Nations to pressure the Houthi rebel militia to release fellow activists they had abducted and detained over the past years.

Yemen's ambassador to Tokyo, Sameer Mohammad Khamis, discussed with Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamadathe bilateral relations between Yemen and Japan and means of enhancing them.

Yemen's Ambassador to Berlin Dr Yahyah Ashoaibi met Monday with Vice President of German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG) Dr Claus-Peter Haase.

The National Commission of Inquiry into allegations of human rights abusesconfirmed on Sunday that it had documentedand investigated into 530 abuses, including 233 attacks on civilians during the past two months.

Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh held a meeting with the heads of a number of departments of the Ministry of Defense in the presence of the Chief of Staff General Taher Al-Aqeeli.

Yemen's central bank announced on Sunday the amendment of the exchange rate of the Yemeni Riyal (YR) to YR 570 against the dollar and proportionally against other hard currencies to cover the import ofbasic commodities and the cash needs of Yemeni patients seeking to travel abroad for treatment.

Prime Minister Dr Ma'een Abdulmalik stressed the need for establishing strategic stocks of basic commodities as soon as possible.

The Secretary General of Abyan Local Council Mahdi al-Hamed launched on Sunday in Ja'ar three courses in fields of social care and delivery emergencies.

Director of the Public Health and Population Office in Aden Jamal Khudabekhsh has said the oral anti –cholera vaccination teams distributed in five districts in Aden have vaccinated during the past five days of the campaign235800 people above 12 months.

Yemen's Ambassador to Djibouti Abdullah Assocotri met Sunday here with Representative of the UN Refugees Agency (UNHCR) to Djibouti Abdullay Bari.

Yemen's Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Ali bin-Sifa' discussed on Sunday with Director of the UN Human Settlement Program Dr. Amira al-Hasan humanitarian situations in Yemen.

Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah met Sunday, in the temporary capital Aden, with Head of Projects Section in the Kuwaiti Society for Relief (KSR) Muhmood Al-Massah and Director of the KSR in Yemen Shawqi Ba'dheam.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saif Adin Abdullah along with Ymen's Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Dr Adel Bahomaid launched Sunday a fund-raising campaign " Relieve our Affected Brothers in Republic of Yemen".

Governor of Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Mohammed Zemam said the bank approved last week three payments withdraws from Saudi deposit with total sum $170 million. The amount considered to be the fourth and fifth payments and some remaining amounts of the second and third payments.

Vice Preside Ali Mohsen Saleh arrived Mareb on Saturday for inspecting military process and normalizing life in liberated areas.

"Masam" Demining Project has managed to pull out above 15 thousand and 265 of landmines, explosive devices and unexploded ammunition planted by Houthi militia in several provinces

Minister of Water and Environment Dr Azi Sharaim chaired a meeting Saturday in temporary capital Aden included senior officials in the Ministry. The session devoted to discuss the instructions about the government program within 100 days.

Under-Secretary of Foreign Minister Ausan Al-Aoud stated that Yemeni government is very keen to establish sustainable peace and alleviate the population's suffering in collaboration with international organizations and donor countries by mobilizing resources and providing humanitarian assistance and improving basic services.

Yemen's Ambassador to Moscow Ahmad al-Wahishi discussed with Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday developments in Yemen.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Financial and Administrative Affairs Awsan al-Awd met Friday with a number of ministers and heads of delegations participating in the 18th Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).