The Arab Coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognized government against Houthi rebels has handed over to the government a child girl that her father, a rebel fighter, had used her as a human shield.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Finance and Administrative Affairs, Owsad Al-Oud, discussed today with the Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Yemen, Jin Khoi, the resumption of Chinese training for Yemeni diplomats.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansout Hadi sent Saturday a cable of condolences to his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz Canel, on the victims of the Cuban passengers plane which crashed on Friday after it had taken off from Havana with 110 passengers on board.

Yemen's embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad , has celebrated the 28th anniversary of the merge of the northern Arab Republic of Yemen and southern People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the formation of the present day Republic of Yemen on 22nd May (1990.)

Spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to restore legality in Yemen Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said that Saudi Air Defenses had intercepted Saturday evening a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi putschist militia from Sa'ada province toward the territories of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi along with Vice President (Lt Gen) Ali Mohssen Saleh received Saturday ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holly Mosques, General Supervisor over Reconstruction Program in Yemen, Mohammed Sa'eed Al-Jaber and Minister of Public Works and Highways, Deputy Chairman of Coordination Committee Dr Ma'een Abdulmalik.

Yemen's President received a on Saturday feedback from a Saudi-Yemeni military panel that had been tasked earlier this month with defusing Emirati-Yemeni tensions over Socotra and overseeing re-normalization of situations following the UAE's deployment of troops in the archipelago.

Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr discussed with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to Yemen PAK Woongchu the bilateral relations, the latest developments in Yemen and the Korean humanitarian support to the country.

The governor of Socotra Ramzi Mahroos and his deputy Rayed al-Jureibi laid the foundation stone for digging two water wells, to be financed by Saudi Arabia in the districts of Qonlonsiya and Abdul-Koori in the archipelago province.

Yemen has confirmed its commitment to the decisions of the Islamic summits and to what will come out of the OIC's 7th extraordinary summit in Istanbul, Turkey, regarding the latest developments in Palestine.

Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr met the Chinese acting ambassador to Yemen on Friday.

Yemen is participating in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC's foreign ministers preparatory meeting for the 7th OIC extraordinary summit which will be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul this evening.

The chairwoman of the Supreme National Anti-Corruption Authority, Afrah Badweilan met today at the United Nations headquarters in the temporary capital Aden the Head of Aden Sub-Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Sylvain Merlen,

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has followed up on the repercussions of cyclone Sagar that hit coastal Yemen including the eastern province of Hadhramout.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has sent a cable of congratulations to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.

Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Obeid Bin-Dagher received Thursday the British ambassador to our country Michael Aron.

Republic of Yemen contributed Thursday evening to the emergency meeting of Arab League Council at Foreign Ministers level. The emergency meeting was held in response to a joint call by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Palestinian authority.

Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah ordered the governors of the coastal provinces to set-up emergency committees in order to cope with the potential risks as a result of the heavy rain falls and floods.

The national football team has moved up one place in FIFA's new monthly ranking reaching the 124th as published by the FIFA on Thursday.

Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daghr has exchanged congratulations with his counterparts in Arab and Muslim countries over the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.