Yemen

Transforming food consumption patterns for baked products, shifting from white flour to whole wheat flour and locally sourced grain, for health, economic, social reasons has been the focus of a first workshop held by M of Economy and Industry Investment

The UAE and WHO launched a program to address malnutrition Socotra, focusing on both immediate relief and long-term solutions, while Air Arabia initiated a weekly flight from Abu Dhabi to the island, providing a direct route and easing travel access

The 4th vascular surgery conference and 2nd cardiac surgery conference, organised by the Yemen Association of Vascular Surgery, kicked off in Sana'a

A UN employee has died in Yemen while detained by the Houthis; the cause of death is not known, while World Food Programme director said his name was Ahmed and he had been employed by the organisation since 2017

Mass protests broke out again in the southern Yemeni district of Aden over the power outage in the city; traffic was blocked on several roads and tyres were set on fire

Yemen discussed with neighboring Sultanate of Oman ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the areas of agriculture, fisheries and water resources

The United Nations has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen where 19,5 million people will need humanitarian assistance this year, expressing concern especially for children facing malnutrition

A global clean-up campaign was launched to welcome the New Year in Sanaa

In response to the Houthi launch of a missile towards Israel, which was intercepted by Israeli defence systems, the Israeli army carried out a series of attacks in Yemen against several Houthi-controlled areas

A senior Yemeni official stated that the country has a plan for confrontation with its adversaries, including the United States, vowing that more options for retaliatory attacks will open up as their aggression increases

The Saudi King Salman Centre for Aid and Humanitarian Relief conducted several medical activities in the remote island of Socotra, where 16 specialised volunteers successfully completed a project involving specialised and general paediatric surgery

The first case of chickenpox infection has been confirmed by the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health; it occurred in the governorate of Al-Mahrah, near the eastern border with Oman

The country fired a hypersonic missile at an Israeli airbase in the Negev, in the southern part of the occupied territories