The Presidential Leadership Council, headed by His Excellency President Dr. Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Council, continued to discuss developments in the local situation, the path of the humanitarian truce, and the necessary reforms in some service sectors.

Foreign Minister, Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, met today with the French Ambassador to Yemen, Jean-Marie Safa, to discuss developments in Yemen and efforts to achieve peace.

The Chargé d'Affairs of the Yemeni Embassy in Addis Ababa, Yahya Al-Eryani, discussed today with the Head of the Middle East Department at the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry the latest developments in Yemen and the government's efforts to maintain the truce in Yemen.

Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muamar al-Eryani has confirmed that Houthi terrorist militia's siege on Khobzah village, al-Quraishiah District, Baidha Province and its random shelling on houses of citizens by tanks and artilleries, which resulted in killing and injuring civilians among them children and women and destroying houses, is considered a war crime.

The Presidential Leadership Council held a meeting chaired by His Excellency President Dr. Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Council, in which he discussed the latest developments in the country, the developments of the regional and international diplomatic movement on the Yemeni issue, in addition to the results of the recent presidential tour in the region.

Yemen's Human Rights ministry condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi terrorist militia’s attack on Khubzah village, in Al-Qurayshiah district, of Al-Bayda Governorate, and the militia's attempt to storm it using various types of medium and heavy weapons, and imposing a suffocating and humiliating siege cutting the delivery of food and medical supplies and the aid to the villagers.

Ministry of Public Health and Population has announced vaccinating 1.2 million children in the second round of vaccination against polio.

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a project with a civil society organization in Yemen to sponsor orphans and empower their families economically in the governorates of Aden, Lahj and Marib, benefiting 536 orphans, in addition to 166 families supporting orphans directly, and 1,162 individuals indirectly.

The Iranian-backed Houthi militia committed 186 violations of the UN brokered truce on Sunday and Monday (17-18 July) on the fronts of Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, Al-Jawf and Marib.

The European Union has expressed strong regret over Houthi militia's rejection of last suggestion made by UN Envoy for Yemen regarding opening roads, mainly roads around Taiz.

Yemen's Foreign Ministry condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a hotel in the Somali city of Jowhar, which resulted in deaths and injuries, including among government officials.

Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ahmad Awadh BinMubarak discussed Tuesday with US Ambassador to Yemen Stephen Fagen via telephone call latest developments in Yemen under Houthi militia's continuous stubbornness and rejection of implementing its pledges included in the UN truce.

Governor of Shabwah Awadh al-Awlaqi discussed Monday with the Chairman of Doctors Without Borders organization or (MSF) in Yemen Ewald Stals interventions of the organization in health sector.

President of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi returned to Aden on Monday after work visit to Saudi Arabia during which he conducted key talks on the sidelines of the Arab- US Summit hosted in Jeddah City early this week.

The Chargé d'Affairs of the Yemeni Embassy in Berlin, Louay Al-Eryani, discussed today with the Director of the Middle East at the German Foreign Ministry ways to strengthen and develop bilateral relations between the two countries and the developments in Yemen.

The Ministry of Public Health and Population warned citizens to take the usual measures to confront the coronavirus, after recording a noticeable increase in the number of infected people.

The Iranian-backed Houthi militia committed 118 violations of the UN-brokered truce yesterday, Saturday July 16, on the battlefronts in the governorates of Hajjah, Al Hudaydah, Al Dhale’, Saada, Al Jawf and Marib, in light of the commitment of the army and resistance forces to a complete ceasefire in implementation of the directives of the political and military leadership.

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's demining arm "MASAM" managed - during the second week of July- to extract 700 landmines planted by the Houthi militia in various regions of Yemen, including 320 anti -tank mines, and 380 unexploded ammunition.

Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, met today with the US envoy to Yemen, Tim Linder King, and discussed with him developments in Yemen and efforts to achieve peace in Yemen.

Leaders of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United States have welcomed UN Truce in Yemen and formation of the Presidential Leadership Council.