Sana’a – Sana’a University Media Office
Sunday, November 8, 2026 (28 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH)
Sana’a University today received a delegation of representatives from local, Arab, and international media outlets who accepted the University’s invitation to conduct an on-site visit to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The visit provided an opportunity to examine the Faculty’s facilities, learn firsthand about the nature of its educational and academic activities, and verify claims and allegations concerning the alleged presence of missile launch platforms and weapons inside the Faculty.
In a statement issued yesterday, the University had extended an open invitation to media outlets, journalists, and correspondents to visit the Faculty and its facilities, observe its educational and academic activities, and report their findings to the public with professionalism and objectivity. The invitation underscored the University’s commitment to transparency and its willingness to provide access to information and facilitate direct verification of the facts.
On this occasion, Prof. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Bukhaiti, Rector of Sana’a University, held a press conference attended by Prof. Omar Da’er, Acting Minister of Information; Prof. Hamoud Al-Ahnoumi, Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research; and a number of faculty deans and university officials. During the conference, the Rector outlined the University’s position on the allegations circulating, affirming that all University faculties, centers, and facilities are civilian institutions dedicated to education, training, scientific research, and community service.
Prof. Al-Bukhaiti explained that the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, established approximately 45 years ago, is an academic institution that has contributed to preparing generations of medical and healthcare professionals who serve in Yemen and abroad. The Faculty comprises classrooms, lecture halls, teaching laboratories, research laboratories, and academic departments dedicated to educating students and developing their scientific and professional competencies.
The Rector reiterated his welcome to local, Arab, and international media representatives, affirming that the University’s doors and facilities remain open to journalists, correspondents, and media organizations wishing to examine its activities firsthand and verify the nature of their use. He stated that such access would help address inaccurate allegations and enable the public to assess the facts independently of campaigns of misinformation and misrepresentation.
He also called on the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and other international organizations concerned with education, health, and human rights to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting educational and healthcare institutions and safeguarding their humanitarian and academic missions.
During the press conference, Prof. Hamoud Al-Ahnoumi, Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, read out the University’s statement, which categorically rejected the allegations concerning the presence of missile launch platforms or weapons inside the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The statement reaffirmed the Faculty’s civilian status and the exclusive dedication of its facilities to education, training, scientific research, and community services. It also renewed the University’s invitation to media organizations and international bodies to conduct direct inspections and verify the facts.
Following the press conference, the Rector and the Acting Minister of Information accompanied the media representatives on an on-site tour of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The tour included classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, the library, and various other facilities. The visitors examined the available equipment and academic activities, received explanations from university officials and faculty members, and met with a number of male and female students.
The visit provided media representatives with an opportunity to observe the Faculty’s facilities and academic components firsthand, document their observations, and convey their findings to the public. The initiative reflects Sana’a University’s stated commitment to transparency, its rejection of the use of educational and healthcare institutions in campaigns of misrepresentation, and its determination to continue fulfilling its scientific and humanitarian mission and serving the community....
