Saudi-Led Coalition Demands Including Houthi Figures in UN Sanctions List

  • 3/1/2018
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The Saudi-led Coalition to support Legitimacy in Yemen called on the United Nations to put Houthi militants, including Head of the Revolutionary Committee Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, in the list of sanctions issued under resolution 2140. The report submitted by the UN panel of experts, which is affiliated with the sanctions committee in Yemen, was welcomed by the coalition as it provided evidence on the involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting terrorist organizations, including the Houthi militia. Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Col. Turki al-Maliki welcomed concrete evidence, citing ballistic missiles, drone planes, speed boats, and mines, which contributed to aggravating the crisis in Yemen and spreading chaos in the region. Maliki also highlighted the importance of providing protection for Yemeni historical antiquities, explaining that some people had illegally sold items from the National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa. He welcomed the replacement of UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed by Martin Griffiths and wished him success, noting that the coalition welcomed the opening of the office of the UN special envoy in Aden. On the humanitarian level, Maliki said that there were 22 ports currently operating at their full capacity for the entry of humanitarian aid and relief to Yemen. The Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations (YCHO) had helped 959,879 people, and he said that the number of beneficiaries would exceed a million within two days. Maliki further noted that six initiatives for the treatment of the injured were launched as well as the rehabilitation of children. Since the beginning of the military operations, there had been 50 clearances of maritime vessels carrying relief and medical aid as well as fuel, he added. “Air clearance has reached 87 for flights heading to four Yemeni airports, where the number of passengers has amounted to about 8,000 to and from Yemen — and land ports had been granted 11 clearances.”

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