Yemen

January, 2019

  • 30 January

    FM meets head of EU delegation

    RIYADH-SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany and the head of the EU delegation to Yemen discussed the Stockholm Agreement struck between the government and Houthi rebels on December 13. The meeting discussed furthering EU interest in supporting the Yemeni economy. The EU ambassador hailed the successes of the Yemeni government and …

  • 29 January

    Govt blames Houthis for failure of public employee payment

    ADEN-SABA Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami said the unjustified stubbornness of Houthis during the peace talks in Sweden last month was the reason that no further deals were struck including any deals regarding the payment of public employees in the rebels-held territories. In a meeting with the German ambassador to …

  • 29 January

    FM receives credentials of new Turkish ambassador

    RIYADH-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany received a copy of the credentials of the new Turkish ambassador to Yemen Farook Bozogoz. Alyemany expressed Yemen’s pride in the historical relations with Turkey and hailed the Turkish support to Yemen with relief aid, development projects and training of Yemeni staff. The Turkish …

  • 29 January

    PM receives German Ambassador to Yemen

    ADEN-SABA Prime Minister Dr Ma’een Abdulmalik received on Tuesday in Aden the German Ambassador to Yemen Karola Molar . Discussions focused on the latest developments about the situations and topics relating the developments in Yemen. The Prime Minister noted the government’s efforts to manage financial challenges and renormalize administrative situations …

  • 29 January

    Hadi receives British Ambassador to Yemen

    RIYADH-SABA President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received here on Tuesday the British ambassador to Yemen Michael Aaron. They discussed the developments in Yemen and the role of the UK in supporting the political process in Yemen. Hadi affirmed the government’s keenness to realize peace despite the Houthi stubbornness and repeated failures …

  • 27 January

    Govt calls on Humanitarian Coordinator to blame Houthi crimes on Houthis

    ADEN-SABA The government has called upon the senior-most United Nations official in Yemen to blame the Houthi crimes on Houthis and to hold the rebel militia accountable for all the massacres they have committed. In a statement, the government through the Higher Committee for Relief Aid said it was disappointed …

  • 26 January

    FM commends UN Secretary-General’s efforts to implement Stockholm Agreement

    NEW YORK – SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Al yemany commended the efforts of the UN Secretary-General António Guterresthrough his Special Envoy to Yemen to implement the peaceagreement agreed between the government and Houthis in Sweden on December 13. In a meeting with Guterres here today, Al yemany affirmed the Yemeni …

  • 26 January

    Yemen, Kuwait discuss situation developments on implementing Stockholm agreement

    NEW YORK-SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Yemany met on Saturday with his Kuwaiti Counterpart Sabah Khaled al-Sabah and discussed with him situation developments in Yemen. Minister al-Yemany reviewed developments on implementing Stockholm agreement on Hodeida, prisoners’ treaty and lifting Taiz Siege, pointing to efforts exerted by the government’s team …

  • 26 January

    Hodeidah deal ‘at risk of collapse’because of Houthi excesses

    ADEN-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Ministry said the peace agreement the government and Houthis signed in Sweden on December 13, mainly the part of it on Hodeidah, is “at risk of collapse because of excesses of the Iran affiliated coupistmilitia of Houthis.” The UN-sponsored deal provided for the withdrawal of the rebel …

  • 26 January

    FM stresses imperative of timetabled redeployment in Hodeidah

    NEW YORK-SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany stressed the imperative of declaring a timetabled plan for the redeployment of rival forces in Hodeidah as had been agreed inthe UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden on December 13. In a meeting with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, here …