Yemen PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Challenges Are Great, We Will Confront Them

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik. (EPA file photo)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik. (EPA file photo)
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Yemen PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Challenges Are Great, We Will Confront Them

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik. (EPA file photo)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik. (EPA file photo)

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik stressed that the new power-sharing government that was announced on Friday will work according to a comprehensive policy to serve the interests of the people.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat shortly after the cabinet was unveiled, he added that the government would also work on uniting national ranks to restore the state and end the Iranian expansionist agenda and its Houthi proxy.

“The cabinet has a clear plan and agenda on how to deal with the current challenges,” he stressed, adding that he was looking forward to the “support of brothers and friends and political, societal and popular forces in Yemen.”

Moreover, he said that the formation of the government was the culmination of efforts exerted by President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, the Saudi leadership and Saudi-led Arab coalition members.

Abdulmalik hailed in this regard Saudi Arabia for its role in bridging gaps between various Yemeni parties and implementing the Riyadh Agreement.

He also praised the cooperation of all parties that have prioritized national interests above their own and set their sights on the battle for Yemen and its Arab identity against the Iranian and Houthi agenda.

Iran and the Houthis are not only a threat to Yemen, but the entire region and world, warned the premier.

The government will work according to a “different and comprehensive methodology in order to normalize the situation in liberated provinces and unite military ranks to help speed up efforts to restore the state and end the Houthi coup,” he continued.

“We have a clear plan and agenda on how to deal with current challenges,” he stated.

“We are aware that the challenges are great, but we will bravely confront them,” Abdulmalik remarked. “We have prioritized the Yemeni people throughout the country, which has suffered enough. Now is the time for official and popular unity to improve living conditions.”



Israeli Military Says it Struck 'Key' Hamas Figure in Lebanon's Tripoli

People gather near a damaged car after the Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Ayrounieh, northern Lebanon July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Walid Saleh
People gather near a damaged car after the Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Ayrounieh, northern Lebanon July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Walid Saleh
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Israeli Military Says it Struck 'Key' Hamas Figure in Lebanon's Tripoli

People gather near a damaged car after the Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Ayrounieh, northern Lebanon July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Walid Saleh
People gather near a damaged car after the Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Ayrounieh, northern Lebanon July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Walid Saleh

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the first targeted killing in the area for several months.

In a statement, Israel's military did not give the identity of the targeted person. There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

Lebanese state media said a car had been hit near Tripoli and the health ministry reported two people were killed and three others wounded, without identifying them, Reuters reported.

Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups maintain a presence in various areas of Lebanon, mostly in camps that have housed displaced Palestinians for decades.

Since Hamas' cross-border attack from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel in 2023, Israel has carried out targeted strikes on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah as well as members of Palestinian factions in Lebanon.

Hamas' deputy chief was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs in early 2024, and other strikes hit Palestinian camps in northern Lebanon.

A US-brokered ceasefire last year ended the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though Israel has continued to carry out strikes on what it says are Hezbollah arms depots and fighters, mostly in southern Lebanon.

Tuesday's strike near Tripoli was the first time a targeted assassination had taken place in the area since the truce.

Meanwhile, US envoy Thomas Barrack continued a two-day visit to Lebanon to discuss disarming Hezbollah and other militant groups.