![A picture taken on May 3rd, 2016, shows people walking past an Islamic charity council building in the Yemeni port of al-Mukalla, in Hadramaut. The government is inaugurating new service projects in the province this week. [Stringer/AFP]](/cnmi_am/images/2017/09/13/9594-Yemen-Hadramaut-Mukalla-700_496.webp)
Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmad Obaid bin Dagher on Tuesday (September 12th) kicked off a five-day visit to Hadramaut to inaugurate service projects in the province and survey the security situation in the Hadramaut Valley districts.
These areas have been witnessing attacks by al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS).
Bin Dagher announced that the cash flow, salaries and oil derivatives crisis was over in Hadramaut, vowing to resume services in the province as quickly as possible.
"We will take care of Hadramaut like we will all other provinces, and will provide services to its people as per available capabilities," he said.
Bin Dagher praised the people of Hadramaut for the sacrifices they made in defense of their country and for their efforts in clearing the province of al-Qaeda and ISIS elements.
Hadramaut and neighbouring provinces "will have a prosperous future as part of the upcoming federal state which will guarantee fair distribution of power and wealth, as Hadramaut will be one of the six regions of that state", he said.
On Wednesday, bin Dagher opened the branch of the Central Bank of Yemen in al-Mukalla, which al-Qaeda had destroyed after it controlled the city in April 2015, al-Mukalla director Awad bin Hamel told Al-Mashareq.
"The prime minister also laid the foundation stone for a number of service projects in the electricity and infrastructure sectors," he said, adding that bin Dagher will work on consolidating the role of the courts.
He may also visit Sayoun, the capital of Hadramaut Valley, Hadramaut deputy governor Abd al-Hadi al-Tamimi told Al-Mashareq on Wednesday.
Improving security in the Hadramaut Valley districts, which have seen a proliferation of terror groups, is "a priority" for the prime minister, he added.
