The European Union has called on Houthi terrorist militias to lift the siege imposed on the city of Taiz and allow food, water, medicine and fuel to enter the city.

The government of Yemen has called on the United Nations and the UN Security Council to take urgent and effective measures to lift the crippling siege imposed by the Houthi terrorist militias on the city of Taiz, warning that it threatens to trigger a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe.

Prime Minister Dr. Shaya Zindani stated that the Houthi militia’s continued attacks on civilians in Taiz and its unjust siege of the city constitute war crimes that will not expire with time.

Vice Foreign Minister and Expatriates Mustafa Noman discussed with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations Ugochi Daniels the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, rising displacement, irregular migration from the Horn of Africa and ways to strengthen cooperation between the government and the organization.

A woman was killed and her daughter and two sisters were injured on Wednesday when a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia exploded in Wadi Usus, in the center of Al-Shamayatayn District, south of Taiz Governorate.

Yemen’s Ambassador to Cuba, Mohammed Nasher, discussed the latest political, security and military developments in Yemen with Head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Emilio Lozada García, on Wednesday.

The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Governor of Yemen at the World Bank (WB) Group Mohammed sl-Faqmi and Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Ahmed al-Ma'baqi met today with President of the OPEC Fund for International Development Dr. Abdulhamid al-Khalifa.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Yemeni to Turkey Mohammed Tareiq highlighted the ongoing political and military developments in Yemen, the progress of the "Yemen Dawn Operation" and the national efforts aimed at restoring state institutions and eliminating the Houthi militias' coup.

The Republic of Yemen joined a meeting held today, Wednesday, by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMD) Kristalina Georgieva, with central bank governors and finance ministers from the Middle East and North Africa region.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor issued Tuesday an urgent humanitarian appeal to international and regional organizations and agencies, associations, institutions, unions, local and foreign civil society organizations and its private-sector partners, calling for an immediate action and intensified efforts to alleviate the suffering of citizens and respond to the growing humanitarian needs in Taiz Governorate.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi has affirmed that Fajr Al-Yemen or Dawn of Yemen Operation will continue until its ultimate objective is achieved: Ending Houthi militia’s coup, restoring state institutions and ensuring that decisions on war and peace and control of weapons remain exclusively in the hands of the state and its constitutional institutions.

Yemen’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Haitham Shujaaldeen met Tuesday with Austrian Parliament President Walter Rosenkranz.

The Presidential Leadership Council has warned that espionage, financing Houthi militia activities or providing any form of support to the group constitute criminal offenses punishable by law, vowing firm action against anyone found to have undermined Yemen’s security, sovereignty or military and security capabilities.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries signed today, Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Food Program (WFP) to strengthen partnership and joint cooperation to support food security and develop the agricultural and fisheries sectors.

The Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Yemen’s Governor to the World Bank (WB) Group Dr. Mohammed al-Faqmi and the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Ahmed al-Maabqi held talks today, Tuesday, with officials from the WB over joint cooperation to boost international support for the government's efforts aimed to maintain economic and financial stability, improve public financial management and the banking sector, as well as support electricity projects and the Hassan Dam in Abyan governorate.

Houthi militia shelling of residential neighborhoods in Taiz over the past 24 hours injured 17 civilians, including six elderly people, five women and six children, and damaged seven homes, according to the Taiz Human Rights Office.

The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented 43 crimes and violations committed by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Taiz over the past 24 hours, leaving five civilians dead and 17 injured, damaging seven homes and 12 private vehicles, and partially damaging Al-Safwa Hospital and Al-Saeed Mosque in Taiz city.

Brig. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, announced that three drones had been intercepted and destroyed north of Riyadh.

Vice Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman met with Djibouti’s Interior Minister Omar Said to discuss bilateral cooperation on migration and refugee affairs amid growing humanitarian challenges caused by the continued movement of migrants and displaced people across the Red Sea.