30% of Teachers in North Yemen Quit Their Jobs

Roughly 30% of teachers and educators in Houthi-controlled areas have abandoned their teaching roles in North Yemen, Abu Zaid, Al-Kumaim, the head of the Preparatory Committee of the Teachers' Club, said. Numerous teachers have experienced tough economic challenges as their salaries have been unpaid since 2016. Teachers leaving their jobs have resorted to low-paid jobs, including farming. The Houthi authorities have been controlling most of Yemen's northern province, but they say the Yemeni government is responsible for paying the salaries of public employees, including teachers. 

Around 9,500 African migrants arrived in Yemen in July this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Most migrants entered through Lahij Governorate (7,835) and Shabwa Governorate (1,665). The United Nations noted that 86,630 migrants arrived in Yemen up to July 31st this year. Yemen attracts migrants from the Horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia, and Somalia, with many aiming to continue to Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia for better living conditions. 

The United Nations said Friday that five staff members kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have been set free. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said the "available information suggests that all five colleagues are in good health." He did not reveal information about the identity of the kidnappers. 

The Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed al-Jaber, met with the United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to discuss the ongoing Yemeni crisis and explore avenues of cooperation to alleviate the hardships faced by the Yemeni people, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the meeting, al-Jaber and Grundberg delved into various subjects related to Yemen's political, economic, developmental, and humanitarian spheres. 

The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, the United Nations said Friday. Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said the operation prevented a "monumental environmental and humanitarian catastrophe." The tanker has not been maintained since the Yemen war started in 2015, raising the concern of international organizations and rights groups who warned of a potential spill or explosion.