The former Vice President of Iraq, President of the National Trend party, Iyad Allawi, praised the Yemeni government's response to the United Nations efforts to broker peace between it (the government) and the Houthi rebels.

Governor of Lahj province Maj. General Ahmed Atturki along with Secretary General of Local Council in Awadh Assalahi laid down Saturday foundation stone of Addyar Residential City Project in the area of Dar Mansour, of Toban district.

Three-day training course for journalists started Saturday in Shabawah provinces.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his deputy Ali Mohsen Saleh have congratulated their Bahraini counterparts, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa respectively, on the National Day of their country, 16 December.

Vice-President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh has listened to a briefing by the governor of Hadhramout, Maj. Gen. Faraj Al-Bohsoni, on the latest developments in the province and the efforts exerted to improve basic services as per the directives of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The authorities of the Kurdistan region of Iraq have released 20 Yemenis who were detained by the security authorities there for violating the law of residence and seeking to migrate to Europe through Turkey.

The director of the Presidential Office, the deputy head of the government's mission for negotiation with Houthis in Sweden, said that the latest Stockholm talks with the rebels showed that Houthis are profiteering from the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

The Republic of Yemen has called the UN Security Council to work on implementing its resolutions on Yemen, mainly the Resolution 2216 for ending the war and the country does not need issuing more resolutions.

Minister of Fishery Wealth Fahd Kafayen-along with First Deputy Governor of TaizAbdulqawi al-Mikhlafi- launched on Friday distribution of a number of boat s to affected people from war in Dhu Bab and Bab al-Mandab District.

King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Activities (KSrelief) distributed on Thursday 66 tons of food parcels to displaced people from Hodeida in Maqatera and Tour Baha districts here.

The Arab Republic of Egypt welcomed the agreement and understandings announced about today Thursday after concluding Yemeni peace consultations in Sweden on Hodeida City, its ports, exchanging prisoners and kidnapped people and onTaiz City.

The State of Kuwait has welcomed the agreement announced about in Sweden today Thursday after concluding Yemeni peace consultations.

Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Abdulrazzaq al-Ashwal discussed with Director of Mercy Corpse in Aden Salah Hassan and Director of Training Programs Dania al-Sharif coordination for creating suitable environment for boosting projects and creating work opportunities to youth.

Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Abdulrazzaq al-Ashwal discussed on Thursday with Director of EDRA organization KhaledAbdo strengthening cooperation between the two parties in training and qualifying youth to compete in labor markets.

Yemen has participated in the activities of the 107th Round of Arab Economic Unity Council- on the ministerial level- held in Egyptian Capital Cairo on Thursday.

Ambassadors of the five permanent member states of the UN International Security Council to Yemen described the progress made in peace consultations between the government's representatives and Houthis' which held for the first time since more than two years as first decisive step toward ending the conflict in Yemen, handling humanitarian emergency situation and managing alarming deterioration of national economy.

The government's mission who held concluded peace negotiations with Houthis in the Swedish capital on Thursday have failed to persuade the coupist militia to end the four year long siege they impose on Taiz, a flashpoint city in the Yemeni conflict.

Two women were killed when Houthi militia bombed their houses in Qala'a Village western Taiz.

The Delegation of the Ministry of Public Work and Roads participated on Thursday in the activities of the 35th Round of Arab Housing and Constructional Ministers Council in Bahrain.

As the final day of talks between the government and Houthi rebels drew to close in Stockholm on Thursday, the head of the government's negotiation mission Khaled Alyemany said the governmental mission won't go to the next round of talks "until the (Houthi) coupists implement the commitments" agreed upon today.