Former Yemen allies clash

Forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and a United Arab Emirates-backed militia have clashed this week in the Yemeni city of Aden. Ostensibly these factions have been regarded as being on the same side up to now and both are fighting against the Houthi rebels. Is Yemen on course for a Somalia-style split?

Also in the programme: The English Premier league kicks off.

(Picture: People inspect a damaged wall of a police station after a car bomb attack in Aden, Yemen on 1st August 2019. Credit: Wael Shaif Thabet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)