Yemen

December, 2020

  • 15 December

    VP meets with French Ambassador to Yemen

    RIYADH – SABA Vice President of the Republic (Lt Gen) Ali Mohsen Saleh met here tuseday with Ambassador of the Republic of France Jean-Marie SAFA. Yemeni-French bilateral relations and the latest developments in Yemen were key focus of the discussions. The Vice President welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador, wishing him …

  • 15 December

    SP, French ambassador discuss Yemen developments

    RIAYDH-SABA The Speaker of the Yemeni parliament Sultan al-Barakani has met the new French ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa welcoming him and discussing with him the political and economic relations between Yemen and France. Talks focused on the chain of events in Yemen since the Houthi coup of September 2014 …

  • 15 December

    Yemen says it lost USD 90 billion over Houthi militia’s coup

    NEW YORK – SABA The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations Abdullah al-Sa’di has said Yemen’s losses in the period between 2014-2020 have passed USD 90 billion. In Yemen’s speech he delivered in the 31st Round of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday evening, …

  • 12 December

    PM, French ambassador discuss Yemen developments

    RIYADH – SABA Prime minister Maeen Abdulmalik and the French ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa discussed Yemen’s developments and areas of cooperation during the coming period. In a meeting they held here today, they also discussed the UN moves to bring peace to Yemen, the intransigence of the Houthis, and …

  • 11 December

    Hadi congratulates Kenyan counterpart on national day

    ADEN-SABA President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has sent a cable of congratulations to his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta on the Jamhuri (Republic) Day, celebrated on 12 December each year. Hadi extended his heartiest wishes of welfare to the Kenyan president, government and people on their national day.

  • 9 December

    Japan provides new food donation to Yemen

    ADEN-SABA The Japanese Government has announced providing new aid to Yemen worth USD 2.8 million through the World Food Program. The government of Japan exchanged notes with World Food Program on December 7 for providing this donation as additional contribution of Japan’s assistances this year to the program, said a …

  • 9 December

    President Hadi receives phone calls from British Foreign Minister

    RIYADH-SABA President of the Republic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Wednsday a telephone call from the British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab. The telephone conversation dealt with the Yemeni-British bilateral relations and touched upon the latest developments in the national and regional arenas. President Hadi stated that Yemeni-British relationships are deeply …

  • 8 December

    Japan announces new donation to Yemen worth USD 3.5 million

    ADEN – SABA The Government of Japan announced Tuesday providing Yemen with USD 3.5 million as new donation allocated to fishing sector in Aden and Hadhramout. The donation will be provided through UNDP. The Project aims at re-building livelihoods and capacity building of fishing families affected by conflicts via providing …

  • 7 December

    FM discusses with European officials humanitarian situation

    RIYADH-SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad al-Hadhrami discussed Monday with Deputy Director of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office Michael Koehler, Head of Disputes and Humanitarian Affairs Department at Sweden Foreign Affairs Ministry Carl Skau and Ambassador of the European Union to Yemen Hans Grundberg humanitarian situation in Yemen. In the …

  • 7 December

    FM says Houthi invented fuel crisis to finance war

    RIYADH – SABA Yemen’s Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami said the Houthi militants have invented a fuel crisis in their regions of control to raise funds and “finance the war” they have been waging for six years. In a meeting with the UN peace mediator’s deputy Izzi Shreim, al-Hadhrami said that …