The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified meetings with European officials to mobilise European efforts to pressure Houthi militias and support economic reforms

Yemen Airways, the state-owned airline, discontinued its only air service from Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital, citing restrictions imposed by the Houthis on its funds

Ownership of two stone sculptures dating back to the third millennium BC will be transferred from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the country, but the objects will remain on loan to the museum

According to International Committee of Red Cross, the country has one of the highest rates of contamination from landmines and other deadly explosives, along with Iraq and Afghanistan, with a dramatic impact on people, their safety and livelihoods

Lightning killed 45 people in Yemen in July, according to FAO; local media reported almost the same number of lightning-related deaths in August