Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Official Web Site
JEDDAH-SABA The Organization of Islamic Conference announced on Monday its support for the Arab Coalition’s rejection of the recent “self-rule” declaration by south Yemen separatists. In a statement, OIC’s secretary general Yusuf al-Otheimeen stressed the importance of implementing the Riyadh Agreement that provides for power sharing between the government and …
April, 2020
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27 April
Arab Coalition calls for reversing separatists’ ‘self-rule’ move
RIYADH-SABA The Arab Coalition called on Monday for reversing the south Yemen separatists’ recent declaration of “self-rule” and “state of emergency” in Aden. In a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi-led coalition emphasized the need to “abolish any move that violations the Riyadh Agreement” Saudi Arabia brokered …
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26 April
Parliament leadership opposes STC’s proclamation
ADEN – SABA The leadership of the Parliament announced opposition to the declaration of the South Transitional Council (STC) issued yesterday, describing it as announcement of renouncing of Riyadh Agreement, undermining Saudi Arabia’s and international community’s efforts to re-establish security and peace in Yemen. In a statement the Yemeni News …
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1 April
FM says Houthis escalate militarily despite Yemen coronavirus fears
RIYADH-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Minister said the Houthi militants are escalating military hostilities despite the UN calls for ceasefire in order to ready the warring parties for preventing a likely coronavirus outbreak in the country. Mohammed al-Hadhrami told the Swedish foreign minister Anne Lindy in a phone conversation today the government …
March, 2020
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29 March
Govt condemns Houthi terror rocket attacks against Saudi Arabia
ADEN-SABA Yemen’s government condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly Houthi terror attack with missiles against the Saudi capital Riyadh and the city of Jizan on Saturday evening. A statement by the Yemeni foreign ministry said the continuity of such terror attacks soon after the Iran-backed Houthi militia had accepted …
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19 March
PM, Director of WHO discuss measures to manage coronavirus
RIYADH- SABA Prime Minister Dr. Ma’een Abdulmalik conducted on Thursday a telephone call with Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom. The phone conversation dealt with aspects of cooperation between Yemen and the WHO, mainly about the preventive and precautionary measures need to be taken to contain the …
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14 March
Emergency meeting chaired by PM endorses measures to control Coronavirus
RIYADH- SABA An emergency session presided over by Prime Minister Dr. Ma’een Abdulmalik convened on Saturday devoted to discuss precautionary and preventive measures to control Coronavirus. The meeting has decided to suspend all air flights from and to all Yemeni airports for two weeks starting next Tuesday at: 12:00 pm. …
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13 March
Yemen’s ambassador in UN: Consultations cannot succeed under Houthi obstinacy
NEW YORK- SABA The Government of Yemen has confirmed that any political consultations will not succeed under Houthi breaches of previous international agreements, military escalations and economic war, aggressive measures against humanitarian workers and looting relief from the mouths of the hungry people. “The admirable objective is realizing sustainable peace …
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12 March
Gov’t suspension of RCC membership to ‘review feasibility of Stockholm Agreement’
RIYADH-SABA Yemen’s foreign minister said the government’s suspension of its membership in the Redeployment Coordination Committee which oversees mutual redeployment of government forces and Houthi rebels in Hodeidah is meant to review the feasibility of the Stockholm Agreement. In a meeting with the US ambassador to Yemen Christopher Henzel here …
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12 March
FM: Houthi militia’s militancy major obstruction to peace
RIYADH-SABA Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadrami met Thursday with the Charged’ affairs of the Canadian embassy in Yemen Marceal Baghei. Yemeni-Canadian bilateral ties, situations in Yemen and peace process were key focus of the conversations. Al-Hadrami voiced gratitude and appreciation for the Canadian support to the Yemeni people, mainly the Canadian …