The Arab Gulf states had to meet for Tuesday’s summit on the years-long war in The Yemen that the Houthi rebels are boycotting because they are taking it place in Saudi Arabia is their opponent in dispute.
The decision By the Iranian-backed Houthis to skip The summit, called by the Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council, immediately called into question the effectiveness of Such an assembly.
The United Nations, diplomats and others have been pressing for Another possible stop-fire On the occasion of the holy month of Muslims of Ramadan is similar to efforts for truce over The past Years. Ramadan likely start This weekend, according to on Vision of The new Crescent moon.
Gulf Cooperation Council countries – six-Nation club Including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – closed-door talks are scheduled for Tuesday. in Riyadh city. The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Nayef Al-Hajraf, held talks on Monday with British Ambassador to Yemen Richard Oppenheim and allied Yemeni officials with He is internationally recognized but exiled government.
Those discussions witnessed Kuwaiti politician Al-Hajraf discussing “efforts to stop the war and ways to achieve comprehensive peace to alleviate the human suffering experienced by Yemenis.” peopleAccording to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Meanwhile, the Houthis rejected the summit because of status in Saudi Arabia, as well as the continued closure of Sanaa airport and restrictions on Ports of the country led by Saudi Arabia coalition This is to wage war on Houthis.
revolutionaries, who over The weekend attacked an oil depot in Saudi city of Jeddah ahead of Formula One race There, I called for Conversations to take place in A “neutral” country.
on the Saudi system prove Its seriousness towards peace .. In response to the stop-fire, Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abdul Salam wrote, “Lift the siege and expel foreign forces from our country.” on Twitter. Then peace comes and it’s time to talk about political solutions in Quiet atmosphere far from any military or human pressure.
Minister of the United States of State spoke to Anthony Blinken late Monday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Ministry said the two “discussed… support for UN proposal for Ramadan truce in Yemen and efforts to launch a new and more A comprehensive and inclusive peace process.
Yemen war started in September 2014, when the Houthis overran the capital, Sanaa, from their northwestern stronghold in The Arab world is the poorest country. Then the Houthis were pushed into exile government of His Excellency President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. elected in 2012 as the only candidate after a long time rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
led by Saudi coalitionincluding the Emirates, entered the war in March 2015 to try to recover Hadi government to power. But the war stretched To long, bloody years, which pushed Yemen to the edge of the abyss of famine.
more than 150,000 people killing in War, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. These include both combatants and civilians. Latest number for civil death fees in The conflict in Yemen has reached 14,500.
Saudi air strikes have also killed hundreds of civilians and targeted the country’s infrastructure. The Houthis used the child soldiers Landmines are laid randomly across the country.
Meanwhile, armed men shot and killed a security officer in south yemen port city of Eden on Security officials spoke Tuesday on condition of They remain anonymous because they are not authorized to brief journalists.
Get to know the slain officer, Captain Karam Al-Mashreqi. with The UAE-backed Security Belt Militia. And the Levantine was second senior Safety official killed this month in Eden the seat of calm government.
number one Immediately declare responsibility for The killing.
