The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation has affirmed its keenness to secure the preises of international organizations and their employees and to offer facilitations for them to carry out their humanitarian and developmental mission.

Director of Health and Population Office in Aden Jamal Khadabikhsh discussed Sunday with the Coordinator of the International Rescue Committee in Yemen activities and interventions of the organization in health sector here and the organization's 2020 interventions.

Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Nezar BaSoheib met Sunday in the interim capital Aden with the Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP Nahed Hussein.

Minister of Information Muamer al-Iryani revealed that Iran-allied Houthi sectarian militia has embarked on systematically recruiting campaign in girls' schools, conscripting under-age female pupils to serve in the militia's security, intelligence and military structures called " Azynabyat".

In a statement to Saba, al-Eryani said the Sana'a-based militia is now forcing the citizens in their areas of control to turn in the newly printed Riyal banknotes in their possession under the pretext of that money's illegality in return for the empty promise of recompensing them with electronic money instead. "The militia's distribution of Compensation for Illegal Banknotes forms is meant to get the citizens to turn in all their savings in return for e-money has no legal or financial credibility," he said.

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Hussein Basalamah, expressed Yemen's desire to sign a cultural agreement with Jordan to include - besides the exchange of scholarships - the exchange of expertise between universities in both countries.

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr. Ebtihaj al-Kamal, stressed the need to empower Arab women in all fields.

The Ministry of Education condemned the killing of a school teacher in the Houthi-held capital Sana'a on Thursday.

Minister of Information Muammar Al-Iryani said the participation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in discussing the problems of the Islamic world in a Kuala Lumpur meeting is a disregard for the spilled blood and wounds of Yemenis and other people of the region who suffered from the Persian state's sabotage policies in the region.

The Republic of Yemen participated in the plenary session of the 3rd Round of the Arab-Chinese Woman held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Minister of Social Affairs and Labors Ibtihaj al-Kamal discussed Thursday with Chinese Ambassador to Yemen Kang Yong Chinese contribution for supporting Woman's National Strategy, which includes protection to woman, developing and qualifying her, boosting her role in society and helping government's efforts for taking care of her.

Prime Minister Dr. Ma'een Abdulmalik stressed the important role that Yemeni universities should play in confronting militant and radical militias including Houthi sectarian militia. " Our battle with extremistmilitant militias, above all Houthi militia, is basically theoretical, we have been battling the rebel militia intellectually and militarily", Ma'een said.

International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that it has assigned $500 thousand to build a modern basic education school in Marib governorate.

Yemen has called upon the UN particularly the UN peace mediator to Yemen Martin Griffiths to pressure Houthis into sparing the national economy the ongoing conflict the armed militia is fighting with the government.

The Chief of Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) Judge Ali Nasser Salim met Thursday in the interim capital Aden with a delegation of the UNDP for Programs and Projects headed by Deputy Resident Director Nahed Hussein.

Yemen's Transports Ministry said African Express Airways is soon to start operating flights to and from Yemen through Sayoon Airport in the country's east.

The State of Kuwait has showed its willingness to consider a Yemeni demand to supply Yemen with three civilian planes.

Minister of Transport Saleh al-Jabwani discussed Wednesday with the Head of Kuwaiti General Management of Civil Aviation Salman Al Sabbah means of cooperation and coordination in air transport field between the two countries.

A one-stop-shop mechanism was discussed Wednesday by a committed authorized by the Executive Bureau of Hadramout governorate.

Minister of Transport Saleh al-Gabwani met here on Wednesday with Chairman of the General Administration of Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Sheikh Salman al-Hamoud al-Sobah.