The Deputy Governor of Taiz for Health Affairs Dr. Elan Abdul-Haq said on Wednesday that nine cases of diphtheria infections were recorded in Taiz, the city under the Houthi-Saleh rebel militias' siege for three years.

Arrangements are underway to launch a national vaccination campaign against Diphtheria. Undersecretary of Ministry of Public Health and Population for health primary health care Dr Ali Al-Waleadi held meeting Wednesday with Dr Mohammed Ishaq from the UNICEF and Dr Hussein Younis and Dr Omer Zain from the WHO.

Minister of Transports Murad al-Halimi said on Wednesday that continuing arms smuggling to the Houthi-Saleh militias poses a threat not only to Yemenis but to the safety of international security and shipping, in the most important (Yemeni) waterways that connect the world's continents.

Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr said the "criminal attacks which have seen a spike in recent weeks won't deter the government from cracking down on the assailants."

Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Salehhas discussed with the Chinese Ambassador to Yemen the Sino-Yemen relations and cooperation especially in economic and investment fields.

A memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday in Dubai between Petromasila Company and Baker Houghes General Electric Company.

The Yemeni engineer Omer Badokohn who won the top UN Environmental prize and the Young Champion of the Earth title will make a difference at home.

Spokesperson of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Actions (KSRelief) Center Dr Samer Al-Jotaili announced that total number of projects carried out by KSRelief Center in Yemen reached to 162 by 85 partner with total cost estimated at $715 million.

Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Obeid Bin-Dagher inaugurated Tuesday the buildings of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Interior in the interim capital Aden. He inaugurated the premises of Ministry of Education in Asha'ab district of Aden city.

Yemen participated on Tuesday in the 22nd Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention in the Dutch capital, the Hague.

Vice Preside Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh told the Russian ambassador to Yemen, Vladimir Dedushkin, in Riyadh on Tuesday, that while the government extends its hand for peace, the Houthi rebels stick to the choice intransigence and violence.

Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani said on Tuesday that the citizens living in areas controlled by Houthi-Saleh rebel militias are pretty much like hostages.

Mohammed Abdullah Qadah took the oath Tuesday before President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi for being appointed as Minister of State, Member of Council of Ministers.

Mohammed Afifi the spokesman of the Arab League Secretary General said that the League welcomes any regional or international efforts of initiative for offering relief aid to the Yemeni people.

The ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber said the kingdom is keen on saving the

Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr paid a visit to the Command of the Arab Coalition Forces in Aden on Tuesday.

Yemen's Ambassador to France Dr. Riyadh Yasin has called on the UNESCO and all international organizations to pay more attention to saving Yemen's cultural heritage from the Houthi-Saleh rebel militias.

The ministry has directed opening four strategic gas stations in Mareb and Jawf for providing better services to citizens and the displaced people, Deputy Minister of Oil and Minerals Shawqi al-Mikhlafi has said.

Prime Minister Ahmad Obeid bin-Daghr has directed quick preparation for the estimated state budget for 2018 and setting up scientific economic indicators to enable the state to have clear vision for planning.

Republican decree no (69) of 2017 issued Monday by appointing Mohammed Abdullah Qadah as Minister of State, Member of Council of Ministers.