Journalists and activists staged a rally in Marib province on the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, to demand the release of tens of journalists swept into jails by Houthi rebels who mounted a military coup in 2014.

Governor of Lahj, the Commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade, Major General Ahmed Turki, discussed today with a visiting delegation from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) headed by the director of organization's Aden sub-office, Khalid Abdo, the organization's humanitarian assistance programs and plans of interventions in the province's districts.

An Interior Ministry mission headed by the ministry's First Undersecretary, Major General Mohammed bin Aboud, visited today Prince Naif Arab University for Security Sciences and met with the rector of the University Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Thunayan.

Minister of Information Muamer al-Iryani called on International community to mount pressure on the Houthi putschist militia to set abducted and forced disappeared journalists free, stop violations and harassments against freedom of media and expression.

Minister of Local Administration, the chairman of the Supreme Committee for Relief Aid strongly condemned the Houthi militia's attack on the center that undertakes rehabilitating child victims of Houthi rebels; ex-child fighters and war-traumatized children in Marib city in eastern Yemen.

The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations (YCMHRV) condemned on Wednesday the Houthi shelling of the headquarters of the center that undertakes rehabilitating child victims of Houthi rebels; ex-child fighters and war-tramatized children in Marib city in eastern Yemen.

Minister of Information Muammar al-Eryani has condemned the Houthirebels attacks against a center that rehabilitates ex-child fighters in the rebel militia's ranks.

Minister of Local Administration, the Chairman of the Supreme Committee for ReliefAid has called on the international community to exert more pressure on Houthirebels to lift the siege they imposed on Taiz, the world's longest siege on a city.

Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed bin-Daghr has stressed the importance of preserving the country'snational unity to defeat the enemy.

Yemen's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Ezzeddin Al-Asbahi, met today with the Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altoweijri.

Deputy Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Abd-Rabbu Ghanem Al Mahwali has stressed the importance of establishing a joint work mechanism between his ministry and the international organizations to implement disciplines and projects that contribute to providing the labor market with the required specialists in various technical and professional fields.

Our country's ambassador to Franc Dr Riaydh Yassin met Wednesday with the Head of Middle East and North Africa Department in the French Foreign Ministry, Gerome Bonavon.

Vice President Ali Mohsen Saleh and the Governor of Marib province, Maj. Gen. Sultan Al-Eradah, paid an inspection visit to the main hospital of Marib on Wednesday to closely look at the hospital's function.

Minister of Oil and Minerals, Aws Al-Oud, discussed with the management of Aden Refinery Company, on Wednesday, the difficulties facing their work and the requirements to resume the Company's activities, including the supply of crude oil.

Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, government's chief negotiator in the peace consultations along with Director of Republic Presidency Office Dr Abdullah Al-Alimi, met Wednesday with the UN envoy to our country Martin Giffith.

Yemen's ambassador to Algeria Ali Al-Yazedi met Wednesday with the Algerian Minister of Culture Dr Ez-Adeen Al-Mahyoup.

Joint Yemeni- Saudi delegation met with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Austrian Parliament chaired by Andreas Shedder. The delegation included Minister of Information Muamer Al-Iryani, Minister of Public Works and Highways Dr Ma'een Abdulmalik and Saudi ambassador to our country Mohammed Sa'eed Al-Jaber.

Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi received on Wednesday credentials of the new New Zealand Ambassador to Yemen Hector Munro.

Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi received on Wednesday credentials of Egyptian Ambassador to Yemen NaserHamdi as non-resident ambassador.

Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry for Finance and Administrative Affairs, Ausan Al-Aud, met Wednesday with Director General of West Asia and North Africa Department in the Chinese Foreign Ministry Dang Li.