Foreign Minister Khalid Alyemany discussed with the non-resident Ambassador of New Zealand to Yemen James Munrothepriorities of humanitarian aid work in Yemen.

Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah discussed Tuesday with KSrelief Center Director in temporary capital Aden Saleh Atheybani the projects to be carried out in the forthcoming period in several provinces.

Prime Minister Dr Ma'een Abdulmalik received Tuesday in the temporary capital Aden, the Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to Yemen Peter Semneby and the official in charge of Gulf in the Swedish Foreign Ministry Hans Grande Berg.

The Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Nasser Baoom chaired on Tuesday a meeting with the directors of a number of health departments and programs in his ministry and counterparts from international organizations on the impact of Luban cyclone that hit al-Mahra province last month.

Yemen's armed forces are surrounding tens of Houthi snipers in partsof Hodeidah, as part of a military operation to retake the Red Sea port province from the Iran-backed coupists.

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has distributed 47 tons of food aid packs to the people of Hayran and Meedi districts in the northern Yemen province of Hajjah.

Yemen's Ambassador to Paris Riyadh Yaseen opened on Tuesday an exhibit under the title "Obsession with Yemen."

The Council of Ministers held on Monday a meeting for discussing security and military situations, measures associated with preparing the state public budget and economic revival and rising the price of Yemeni Rial against foreign currencies.

Yemen's Ambassador to Turkey Abdullah al-Sa'adi discussed on Monday with the Head of Disasters and Emergency Agency Dr. Mohammad Gologo political and humanitarian developments in Yemen.

Yemeni-South African official talks session held Monday in Pretoria co-chaired by under-secretary of Foreign Ministry Awsan Al-Aoud and Deputy Minister of Cooperation and International Relation in South Africa Ms Makagbo Mhaule.

Vice President (Lt Gen) Ali Mohssen Saleh met Monday with Chairman and Members of Military Medical Committee in Taiz. General Chief of Staff Maj. General Tahir Al-Aqail was in attendance.

The Minister of Water and Environment, Dr. EzziShoreim, discussed with the Director of the UNICEF office in Aden Saif al-Din Namer the interventions set to be implemented jointly in the field of water, environment and environmental sanitation in various provinces next year.

Vice President (Lt Gen) Ali Mohssen Saleh met Monday here with Mayor of capital Sana'a Maj. General Abdulghani Jameal and governors of Al-Jawf, Dhamar and Raymah provinces.

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.