Yemeni military troops loyal to legitimate government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi managed to counter an attack from the Houthi militias in a number of fronts in Taiz countryside on Tuesday. According to local sources, the governmental troops prevented elements loyal to the insurgents from infiltrating to their sites in Deah and Sirteen of Salwo Directorate.

The sources added that eight militants have been killed during their attempt to plant an explosive device to impede the advance of the governmental troops at Sayar district. They added that the insurgents launched attack against the sites controlled by the government in Haifan directorate, while the governmental troops managed to counter them.

On its hand, Arab Coalition's fighter jets raided the strongholds of Houthi militias and other forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Taiz near Khaled Bin Al Waleed Camp. The raids led to a large number of deaths and injured among the insurgents.

On the political side, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohamed Nawaz Sherif decided to pay financial grants to the Yemeni students studying at Pakistani universities. The decision came after the meeting between the Pakistani official and Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malak Al Mekhlafy.

Pakistan's Premier also expressed his government's support for the Yemeni legitimate government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi stressing their readiness to participate in the international efforts aiming to restore stability and security in the country. He also ordered to send humanitarian aids to the Yemeni people who suffer from the current critical conditions witnessed in the country.

In Paris, French Foreign Minister Jean Mark Ayrult called, durin a press conference with UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed, for suspending the fight in Yemen and resolving the current crisis through political negotiations. 

On his hand, the U.N. official expressed frustration over the refusal of the Yemeni parties to sit together on the negotiating table, warning that over seven million Yemeni citizens are threatened of hunger