The Dep. Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Mohammed Salem bin Abbood Asharif inaugurated today a training program for new female recruits to the Policewomen Forces in Marib, eastern Yemen.

Thirty women will undergo the training.

Asharif delivered a speech confirming the importance of founding a policewomen force “in these exceptional circumstances toward building the country’s security institution.”

The Director of Marib Police Department said in a speech that the trainees will be the nucleus of the planned policewomen force.

“More batches will be recruited, trained and posted on sites to perform their roles competently,” he promised.