New York Meeting Aims to Develop Strategic Partnership between Yemen, Int’l Community 

Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak meets with British Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif. (Saba file photo)
Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak meets with British Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif. (Saba file photo)
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New York Meeting Aims to Develop Strategic Partnership between Yemen, Int’l Community 

Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak meets with British Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif. (Saba file photo)
Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak meets with British Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif. (Saba file photo)

The Yemeni government is seeking to forge a real strategic partnership with the international community and garner political and economic support for its reform plans.

Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak traveled to the United States at the head of a delegation to take part in an international ministerial meeting aimed at backing the legitimate Yemeni government.

The meeting, held in partnership with Britain, will be hosted at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday. The UN Security Council is also set to meet on the same day.

British Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif said last week that Yemeni-British coordination is ongoing to hold the New York meeting. Some 30 regional and international parties are expected to attend.

She hoped the meeting would mark the beginning of real partnership between Yemen and the international community, adding, however, that a lot of work remains to be done.

The conference is a step forward in that direction, she stated.

Bin Mubarak said his government will present to regional and international partners its vision for Yemen’s economic recovery and stability and its plan for the next two years.

The government is prioritizing urgent reforms, he stressed in remarks to the media.

The ministerial meeting demonstrates the international community’s commitment to supporting the government and its efforts to achieve stability and security in Yemen, he went on to say.

It sends a “strong message, especially amid the rapid regional and international changes,” he noted.

The PM is scheduled to hold meetings with representatives of friendly and fraternal nations on the sidelines of the meeting. He is also expected to hold talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and senior UN officials, as well as officials from the International Monetary Fund.



US Warplanes Carry Out 17 Strikes in Yemen 

A Yemeni man inspects the damage in the Al-Rasul Al-Aazam cancer and oncology hospital's unfinished building, a day after it was hit in a US strike in Yemen's northern Saada province on March 25, 2025. (AFP)
A Yemeni man inspects the damage in the Al-Rasul Al-Aazam cancer and oncology hospital's unfinished building, a day after it was hit in a US strike in Yemen's northern Saada province on March 25, 2025. (AFP)
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US Warplanes Carry Out 17 Strikes in Yemen 

A Yemeni man inspects the damage in the Al-Rasul Al-Aazam cancer and oncology hospital's unfinished building, a day after it was hit in a US strike in Yemen's northern Saada province on March 25, 2025. (AFP)
A Yemeni man inspects the damage in the Al-Rasul Al-Aazam cancer and oncology hospital's unfinished building, a day after it was hit in a US strike in Yemen's northern Saada province on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Houthi media in Yemen reported Wednesday at least 17 strikes in Saada and Amran, blaming the United States for the attacks.

The group's Ansarollah website said US warplanes carried out "aggressive air raids... causing material damage to citizens' property", but gave no details of casualties.

Washington on March 15 announced a military offensive against the Iranian-backed Houthis, promising to use overwhelming force until the group stopped firing on vessels in the key shipping routes of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

That day saw a wave of US air strikes that officials said killed senior Houthi leaders, and which the militants' health ministry said killed 53 people.

Since then, Houthi-held parts of Yemen have witnessed near-daily attacks that the group has blamed on the United States, with the group announcing the targeting of US military ships and Israel.

The Houthis began targeting shipping vessels after the start of the Gaza war, claiming solidarity with Palestinians, but paused their campaign when a ceasefire took effect in Gaza in January.

Earlier this month, they threatened to renew attacks in the vital maritime trade route over Israel's aid blockade on the Palestinian territory, triggering the first US strikes on Yemen since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Last week, Trump threatened to annihilate the Houthis and warned Tehran against continuing to aid the group.