Sana'a: The Government of Change and Construction, represented by its affiliated ministries, authorities, and institutions, is proceeding with steady and rapid steps in implementing its program, sectoral plans derived from it, priorities related to the current phase, simplifying and facilitating procedures for citizens, reinforcing service stability and internal security.
According to Yemen News Agency, the Government of Change and Construction focuses on establishing cooperative associations in various provinces due to their social dimensions, enabling them to effectively contribute to the country's economic development. Currently, the government is working within policies and mechanisms related to value chains and reducing import costs, implementing projects that will directly impact society to achieve self-sufficiency and food security.
Military Operations in Support of Palestine: The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out operations with ten missiles and drones deep into occupied Palestine, targeting enemy Israeli positions in Jaffa, Be'er Sheva, Ashkelon, and Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) in occupied Palestine. Air raid sirens sounded in hundreds of occupied towns and cities, forcing millions of Zionist Jews to flee to shelters. Takeoff and landing operations at Ben Gurion Airport (Lod) were temporarily suspended. The Israeli maritime blockade in the operational theater (the Red Sea towards Bab al-Mandab, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea) continues, successfully preventing the movement of its ships through this passage.
Yemen's Commitment to Peace and Maritime Security: Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Change and Construction affirms that peace is Sana'a's strategic choice and that war is the exception. Yemen is ready to confront any imposed aggression while emphasizing its commitment to the security and safety of international maritime navigation in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, and the Suez Canal. The decision to ban Israeli ships is temporary and linked to stopping the aggression on Gaza and ensuring unimpeded humanitarian aid entry.
Popular Support and Mobilization: Public support continues through activities, marches, demonstrations, and tribal gatherings. New phases of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" training courses have been launched in various provinces to prepare and train combat skills for direct confrontation with the Zionist enemy.
Yemen's Participation in the International Poetry Festival for Gaza: Yemen participated in the International Poetry Festival in Support of Gaza, organized by the World Poets Movement on June 28-29 in Colombia, with 170 poets representing 110 countries worldwide. The country's participation included a recorded speech by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Ali Al-Yafai, translated into English and Spanish.
Commemoration of the Prophet's Migration (Hijra): The Yemeni people celebrated the anniversary of the noble Hijra with dozens of events across various provinces, highlighting the great meanings and lessons of this occasion in building the Islamic state and linking them to the contemporary reality of the nation-especially amid the challenges and confrontations faced by the Ummah in pursuit of freedom and dignity.
Mourning the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (Ashura): Various events continue to commemorate Ashura, recalling the tragedy that befell the Ummah and the injustice suffered by Imam Hussein and his family, while warning against negligence in confronting falsehood.
Salary Disbursements: In line with the government's commitment to improving living conditions, the Ministries of Finance and Civil Service have begun disbursing May 2025 salaries for public service units included in the monthly payroll, under the state employee salary program derived from the Exceptional Mechanism Law for Salary Payments. The General Authority for Pensions and Social Security has also started disbursing the first half of March 2021 pensions for civilian retirees under the exceptional mechanism, ensuring regular pension payments with 12 disbursements annually.
Launch of the New Academic Year: The new academic year 1447 AH began last week in the capital secretariat and provinces despite aggression, blockade, and the difficult circumstances faced by the Yemeni people, as well as the aggressors' attempts to disrupt education. The Ministry of Education and Scientific Research completed all necessary preparations to receive over six million male and female students in basic and secondary education across public and private schools. Additionally, the School Bag Project for the children of martyrs and the missing was launched in the capital secretariat and provinces. Implemented by the General Authority for Martyrs' Families Care at a cost of 230 million riyals, the project targets 42,604 students, providing each with a school bag and a 10,000-riyal cash grant distributed via fast transfers.
Government Communication with the United Nations: Foreign Minister Jamal Amer expressed dissatisfaction during his meeting with the UNDP Resident Representative in Sana'a, Zeina Ali Ahmed, over the drying up of many development projects and depriving communities of their right to developmental services due to the decade-long blockade. He emphasized the political motives behind some donors' withdrawal from Yemeni development projects, stressing the importance of expanding development projects nationwide.
Capital Secretariat: As part of the activities carried out by the local authority in the Capital Secretariat, the Secretary-General of the Capital, Dr. Hamoud Abad, and the President of Sana'a University, Dr. Mohammed Al-Bukhayti, inspected on Saturday the progress of the asphalting work on the main road within the university campus, which costs 103 million Yemeni riyals, funded by the university and the Secretariat through the General Administration of Community Initiatives. Abbad and Al-Bukhayti, accompanied by the Director of the Initiatives Projects at the Secretariat, Engineer Ahmed Al-Mashqi, and the directors of the Mu'in and Al-Wahda districts, Abdulmalik Al-Radi and Sami Hameed, received an explanation from the Deputy Head of the Executive Unit for the Construction, Maintenance, and Development of Public Places, Engineer Ali Mahraqa, and the project manager regarding the progress of the project. They also reviewed the asphalting work on the main road in Sana'a University's campus, which costs 103 mil lion riyals, funded by the university and the Capital Secretariat represented by the General Administration of Community Initiatives. The progress of the project was assessed, with its first phase including compaction and asphalting of damaged sections and adding an asphalt layer to the entire main road to improve the university's infrastructure and facilitate traffic flow.
Enhancing Revenue Efficiency and Financial Discipline: The Tax Authority, in coordination with the Regulatory and Economic Units sectors of the Ministry of Finance, launched the work of committees reviewing the deduction and addition system in several public service units, involving 66 employees from the Tax Authority and the Ministry of Finance. These committees, which will operate for a full month as a first phase, aim to investigate the compliance of public service units with tax deductions in accordance with applicable laws and tax decisions, including the deduction and addition system under Minister of Finance Decision No. (23) of 2017 regarding the amendment of deduction and addition tables. These measures are part of a comprehensive reform plan to enforce financial discipline and enhance public revenue efficiency, within the efforts of the Ministry of Finance to support the salary bill as one of the top priorities of current fiscal policy and to secure sustainable and regulated funding sources in compl iance with legal provisions, regulations, and decisions. The successful review of the deduction and addition system will mark a turning point toward greater fairness in resource distribution, improving public spending efficiency, and ensuring the sustainability of tax revenues to serve the state's development and stability goals.
Corruption Suspects Referred to Prosecution: The Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption approved the referral of 16 suspects to the Public Prosecution in connection with six corruption cases involving embezzlement, facilitating embezzlement, encroachment on state property, and harming state interests. The total damage in these cases amounted to 136,882,000 Yemeni riyals, $123,750, and 48 qasaba (land units).
Awareness Seminar on Drugs: The Ministry of Interior organized a seminar on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, titled "Drugs: The Enemy's Tool to Destroy Individuals and Society." The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Anti-Drug Department, is making significant efforts to combat various methods of trafficking and promoting these deadly poisons, which enemies have used in their targeted war for over ten years to destroy the Yemeni people. Reports confirm that the Saudi-Emirati occupation forces have introduced large quantities of drugs, including "Shabu" (methamphetamine), into occupied provinces and regions to corrupt the youth and push them into sin and crime. Drugs have become one of the enemy's most prominent tools to strike societies from within by facilitating their smuggling and spread among communities to dismantle and corrupt them.
Ministry of Interior and Specialized Prosecution Destroy Narcotics: The Ministry of Interior and the Specialized Criminal Prosecution in the capital, Sana'a, destroyed 18 tons and 884 kilograms of hashish, 205,000 Captagon pills, 12,367,673 Pregabalin pills, along with more than 249 kilograms of methamphetamine (Shabu) and 1,010 ampoules of narcotic drugs. Additionally, the Public Prosecution and Sa'ada police destroyed 17,653,277 Pregabalin pills seized by security forces in 253 operations over the past six months. These drugs were coming from areas controlled by the aggression forces and were en route to Saudi Arabia. In Ibb Province, the Public Prosecution destroyed more than 79 kilograms of hashish and 43,000 ampoules and narcotic pills. The Ministry of Interior emphasized that the American-Israeli enemy and their mercenaries are smuggling drugs through occupied provinces to distribute them in liberated areas and then into Saudi territory.
Achieving Food Security and Reducing Imports: As part of the government's efforts to achieve comprehensive development and enhance