Dep. Health Minister, WHO Director-General discuss Socotra relief aid
[24/05/2018]
Deputy Minister of Public Health Dr. Abdullah Dahan has discussed with the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's relief aid role to the people of Socotra in the aftermath of the Cyclone Mekunu that hit the archipelago late on Wednesday.
President Hadi follows up on Socotra situations
[24/05/2018]
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has followed up on the situation of the people of Socotra, after the Cyclone Mekunu struck the Yemeni island chain on Wednesday night turning it into a disaster zone.
Fatah calls on Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen to move UN agencies to Socotra
[24/05/2018]
Minister of Local Administration—Chairman of Supreme Relief Committee—Abdulraqeeb Fatah urged the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, Liza Grande, to instruct the UN's organizations operate in Yemen to dispatch quickly medial and relief teams of the provinces of ( Socotra, Al-Mahara, Shabwa and Hudramout) and other provinces that suffered damages as a result of the cyclone.
Hadimakes limited Cabinet, change names new FM
[24/05/2018]
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has appointed the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Khaled Hussein Alyemany a minister of foreign affairs in place of Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi who has been appointed a presidential advisor instead.
Govtsays Socotra an afflicted province, 17 people missing
[24/05/2018]
The Yemeni government announced early on Thursday that Socotra province to be an afflicted province, after the cyclonic storm Mekunu hit the archipelago causing 17 people to become unaccounted for and others displaced, and incurring severe material damages.
Yemen's ambassador to Tokyo discusses possible resumption of Japanese aid
[23/05/2018]
Yemen's ambassador to Tokyo, Samir Mohammed Khamis, discussed with Mr. Hiroshi Oka, the Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs the possibility of resuming development projects and assistance to Yemen which Japan used to provide to Yemen before the cooperation was interrupted by the Houthi insurgency.
Yemeni missions and community in US celebrate Unity Day
[23/05/2018]
Yemen's Embassy to the United States, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and the Yemeni Community in New York City have marked the 28th anniversary of Unity Day, 22 May, by a celebratory ceremony in New York.
Cabinet approves development projects in Socotra Archipelago
[23/05/2018]
In a meeting headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Bin-Daghr, the Cabinet has approved a number of development and service projects in Socotra Archipelago as part of the government's development plan and the Saudi reconstruction program announced lately.