Yemeni authorities are preparing to take over the responsibility of guarding Sanaa University from the Houthi popular committees, state media reported on Sunday. The official agency Saba said the university's president Abdulhakim Al-Sharjabi and the capital's security director Abdulrazzak Al-Moayad held a meeting and approved that the security forces and civil guards immediately be charged of preserving security at the university. The move followed protests by students against the presence of Houthi militants which lately forced them to leave. Separately, the Islah Party accused the Houthi Militant Group of blowing efforts to bridge the gap between the two factions. Zaid Al-Shami, a senior leader in the party, told media the battles of Houthis against tribes in the Arhab district outside Sanaa most of which loyal to the party was against what the factions have recently agreed on. After the Houthi Group took over power and the capital, a delegation from the party visited Saada governorate, the stronghold of the group, in a bid to teach understanding and put their differences aside for the sake of the country's interest. Meanwhile, official spokesperson for the Houthi, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said Houthis were fighting suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Arhab. In response to the statement, the local tribes in the district denied the presence of any militants in their area while criticizing the silence of the government toward acts of Houthis. Many fighters from both sides were killed and injured in the clashes during the past two days. The two sides agreed to cease fire under a tribal mediation.