UAE Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Ahmed Ali Saleh

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Ahmed Ali Saleh (WAM)
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Ahmed Ali Saleh (WAM)
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UAE Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Ahmed Ali Saleh

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Ahmed Ali Saleh (WAM)
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Ahmed Ali Saleh (WAM)

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan offered his condolences to Ahmed Ali on the death of his father, Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

While visiting Ahmed Ali Saleh at his residence in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and Yemeni people, praying to Allah to spread safety and security in Yemen.

Also offering condolences along with Sheikh Mohamed were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council Ali bin Hammad al-Shamsi, and Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court Mohamed Mubarak al-Mazrouei.

Ahmed Ali, 45, a former commander of Yemen’s elite Republican Guards, served as Yemen’s ambassador to UAE in 2012.

During his father's eulogy, Ahmed said that the president died in his house while fighting carrying his weapon.

He vowed to confront enemies of the homeland who were responsible for killing his father and "are trying to obliterate its identity and its gains and to humiliate Yemen and Yemenis”.



GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed on Wednesday the agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to de-escalate the situation with regard to the Yemeni banking sector and airlines.

The agreement was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Tuesday.

Albudaiwi expressed the GCC's support for all regional and international efforts and the efforts led by the UN special envoy aimed at achieving peace and security in Yemen.

The announcement underscores the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis, he added, hoping the agreement will pave the way for Yemeni parties to start the political process, under UN auspices, to reach a comprehensive political solution that achieves security and stability in the country.

He reiterated the GCC's continued support and full solidarity with Yemen, its government and people, and its keenness to encourage all efforts to de-escalate and maintain stability in order to reach peace.