He also said that reports received by OHCHR indicate that members of the Popular Committees Affiliated with the Houthis and armed forces loyal to former President Saleh have prevented local traders and residents from crossing check points with water, fruit and vegetables and other essential goods.
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Reports said Saudi warplanes carried out an airstrike on an area in the district of Sanhan in the capital, Sana’a.
The Yemeni presidency said that the liberation of Taez city is one of the main priorities of Abdrabu Mansur Hadi’s government.
A Saudi-led coalition trying to restore the government of Yemen’s current president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has gained ground in the south, but Houthi forces remain in control of much of the country despite the nearly daily air strikes.
In an interview with Al Ittihad, Arabic-language sister newspaper of The National, Sultan Al Arada, governor of Marib, said the province’s urgent needs were included on the list, particularly those in the areas of education, health and security.
The decision to confiscate illegal weapons came after talks failed, according to security officials in Aden.
This map shows the location of Aden and Sanaa in Yemen. The strike was launched as senior Iranian and Houthi leaders were conducting a meeting at Al Ahmar’s home. The soldier died while receiving medical care at a hospital in Germany, the state-run WAM news agency reported.
Without naming specific parties to the conflict, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that it had been characterized by “blatant disregard for the laws of war”.
At least 5,400 people have been killed since the war began in March.
The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the United Nations and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen on the upcoming talks, and commended the decision by the Government of Yemen to participate in these peace talks along with other parties.
Resolution 2216 provides a “framework” for negotiations, Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, adding that it is up to the Yemeni parties to agree on ways to implement it.
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Previous U.N.-sponsored peace talks faltered in June after Hadi’s government demanded that the Houthis pull out of cities captured since last September as a precondition for a ceasefire.
