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Alimi Inaugurates Development Projects in Yemen's Al-Mahra Governorate

Al-Alimi inaugurated development and service projects in Al-Mahra Governorate. (Saba)
Al-Alimi inaugurated development and service projects in Al-Mahra Governorate. (Saba)
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Alimi Inaugurates Development Projects in Yemen's Al-Mahra Governorate

Al-Alimi inaugurated development and service projects in Al-Mahra Governorate. (Saba)
Al-Alimi inaugurated development and service projects in Al-Mahra Governorate. (Saba)

Dr. Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, laid the foundation stone for the Al-Ghaydah power station, during a ceremony on Monday.

The event was attended by the governor of Al-Mahra Governorate, Mohammad Ali Yasser, the secretary-general of the local council, Salem Nimer, and a number of local officials.

The strategic project aims to address the electricity and energy crisis in the city of Al-Ghaydah and its vicinities, alleviate the suffering of citizens, and stimulate commercial and service activity in Al-Mahra Governorate.

Al-Alimi was accompanied by the Director of the Office of the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Major General Saleh Al-Maqaleh, and the Minister of Education, Tariq Al-Akbari, and Minister of Public Works and Roads, Eng. Salem Al-Aboudi.

Also on Monday, Al-Alimi inaugurated the first phase of the tourist and residential city of Marina.

The city stretches over an area of one million square meters, and includes residential, tourism and recreational facilities, at a total cost of $100 million.

The project, which will be completed in 2028, will encompass over 100 residential units and more than 70 chalets distributed along charming sea resorts. It will also consist of a hotel, a water park, an entertainment city, educational and health service facilities, a gas station, a commercial market, a kindergarten, and a security center.

Marina will represent one of the largest tourism investments in Yemen, featuring an integrated entertainment complex that will be able to host artistic performances and local, regional and international events.

During his first visit to the governorate since assuming the presidency of the Leadership Council in April 2022, Al-Alimi, inaugurated a package of development and service projects in Al-Mahra, at a total cost of 93.3 billion riyals. Those cover the rehabilitation of roads, public works, electricity and energy, water, youth and sports.

The projects also include the expansion and rehabilitation of the southern entrance to the city of Al-Ghaydah, the project of lighting the streets in the same city, the entrances to the districts and the four tunnels in Fartak Mountains on the path of the international coastal road, in addition to the rehabilitation of the Sarfeet-Hof road at a length of 10 km, and the internal water network in the Sayhut district.

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Iraq Preoccupied with Potential Broad Israeli Attack

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
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Iraq Preoccupied with Potential Broad Israeli Attack

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)

Baghdad has been preoccupied this week with serious possibilities that Israel may expand its war on Gaza and Lebanon by striking several targets in Iraq in retaliation to attacks by Iran-backed armed factions.

Concern has been high that Israel may attack government buildings, oil fields and strategic locations, not just the positions of the armed factions that have previously launched attacks against Israel, said sources close to the pro-Iran ruling Coordination Framework.

Media sources have spoken of government speculation that Iraq could come under “300 Israeli attacks”.

The fears in Iraq have been compounded by an Israeli complaint to the United Nations Security Council against seven armed factions and holding Baghdad responsible for the attacks they have carried out against it.

This prompted the government, through the foreign ministry, to send an official letter to the Security Council, UN Secretary-General, Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation in response to the Israeli threats.

The ministry said on Saturday that Iraq is “the cornerstone of stability in the region and world and it is one of the countries that are most committed to the UN Charter.”

“The Zionist entity’s letter to the Security Council is part of a systematic policy aimed at creating claims and excuses in an attempt to expand the conflict in the region.”

It said Iraq has turned to the Security Council out of Iraq’s keenness on the international body carrying out its duty in maintaining international peace and security and the need to rein in the “Zionist aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.”

Moreover, it stressed that Iraq has been keen on exercising restraint when it comes to the use of its airspace to attack a neighboring country.

Israel has used Iraqi airspace to launch attacks against Iran in October.

Iraq underscored the importance of the international community stepping in to “stop this hostile behavior that is a flagrant violation of international law.”

It called for international efforts to stop the Israeli escalation in the region and ensure that international laws and treaties are respected to consolidate security and stability.

Meanwhile, a source close to the Coordination Framework said the main Shiite parties are taking the Israeli threats “very seriously”, urging Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government to take “all the necessary measures to avert a potential Israeli strike.”

All leaders of armed factions, as well as Shiite leaders, have taken up alternative locations and are moving under great secrecy, confirming that they have changed the majority of their military positions, said the source.

It also dismissed claims that Israeli jets have overflown Iraq, saying nothing has been confirmed, but not ruling out the possibility, especially since US forces have control over Iraqi skies and Iraq is helpless against stopping these violations.

Iraq had submitted a formal complaint to the UN and Security Council over Israel’s use and violation of its airspace to attack Iran.

Analyst and former diplomat Ghazi Faisal said the pro-Iran armed factions have been gathering their forces in the Sinjar province, which is strategic for Iran’s arms deliveries and logistic support to Syria where attacks can be carried out against American forces and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Sinjar is one of the most important strategic bases for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, he added.

Furthermore, he noted that the armed factions insist on continuing the war against Israel, rejecting government calls for calm and neutrality.

The government’s statements are aimed at delivering a message that it “is not directly responsible for the strategy of these factions,” which follow Iran’s policies.

Iraq has repeatedly said that it refuses for its territory to be used to attack another country, but some observers believe that it may allow Iran to do so should Israel strike.