Yemen

February, 2021

  • 21 February

    FM meets with OIC Secretary General

    JEDDAH-SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Awadh bin Mubarak met today with the Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef al-Othaimen. Bin Awadh detailed al-Othaimen on the latest developments in the Yemeni national arena including the ongoing Houthi militia’s military operations on the governorate …

  • 21 February

    Yemen is suffering from the rebellion of a group that ‘doesn’t believe in dialogue’

    MUAKALLA-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Minister said on Saturday is country is “suffering from the rebellion of a racist group that doesn’t believe in dialogue,” in reference to the Houthis. Addressing a model UN conference organized by 100 young men and women in the eastern city of Mukalla, Ahmed Bin Mubarak said …

  • 21 February

    Houthi militia arrested and abused 1181 women in three years: Rights orgs

    ADEN-SABA The Houthi militia arrested and abused 1181 women in three years, rights groups said. The Alliance of Women for Peace, the 8 March Bloc for Yemen’s Women, and the Yemeni Organization for Combating Human Trafficking released on Saturday a joint report on the terrorist theocratic militia’s abuses of women …

  • 19 February

    VP meets with Ambassador of Netherlands to Yemen

    RIYADH – SABA The Vice President of the Republic (Lt Gen) Ali Mohsen Saleh met today with Ambassador of the Netherlands to Yemen Peter Hof. Mohsen welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands Kingdom wishing him all the best in his mission to further boost cooperation between the …

  • 18 February

    FM, Djibouti ambassador discuss Yemen’s developments

    RIYADH – SABA Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Bin Mubarak, discussed with the Djiboutian Ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps in Riyadh Dhiyaa Bamakhrama, the bilateral relations between the two countries and issues of common concern. Bin Mubarak reviewed the latest developments in Yemen, including the Houthi terrorist attack on …

  • 18 February

    President Hadi: Houthis and Iran do not seek peace

    RIYADH-SABA President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi told a number of foreign ambassadors that Houthi militants and their backer, Iran, “do not seek peace” or care about it. In separate meetings with the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Hungary, South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive their credentials, Hadi pointed to the …

  • 18 February

    Yemeni Government confirms its engagement in UN-led peace efforts

    NEW YORK – SABA The Yemeni Government stated that it has continued to be constructively engaged in the UN-led peace efforts through its envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to reach comprehensive and sustainable peace based on the three terms of reference for the political solution including the GCC’s Initiative, its …

  • 18 February

    FM receives phone call from his Emirati counterpart

    ADEN – SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Awadh bin Mubarak received Thursday a telephone call from the Emirati Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahian. The phone conversations dealt with bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries.

  • 17 February

    FM discusses with Russian Ambassador latest developments in Yemen

    RIYADH-SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ahmad Binmubarak discussed Wednesday with the Ambassador of Russia to Yemen Vladimir Dudeshken latest developments in Yemen and Houthi terrorist militia’s military escalation in Marib. Binmubarak pointed out that the steps of implementing Riyadh Agreement and the return of the government to Aden …

  • 17 February

    Arab League SG warns of Houthi escalation in Marib

    CAIRO-SABA The Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Ghiet has warned of terrorist Houthi militia’s continuous military escalation in Marib, holding the militia full responsible on deteriorating situations of Yemeni people and prolonging the war. In a release he issued Wednesday, Aboul Ghiet confirmed that the militia made …