UK Condemns Houthis’ ‘Barbaric’ Acts

A Yemeni boy loyal to the Houthi rebels. AFP file photo
A Yemeni boy loyal to the Houthi rebels. AFP file photo
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UK Condemns Houthis’ ‘Barbaric’ Acts

A Yemeni boy loyal to the Houthi rebels. AFP file photo
A Yemeni boy loyal to the Houthi rebels. AFP file photo

Britain condemned on Thursday executions carried out by Houthi insurgents against slain ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s followers in Yemen.

In a series of Tweets, Edwin Samuel, Britain's spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), said the UK condemns Houthis’ “barbarism” and their vengeful acts against members of Saleh’s party.

The Houthis killed Saleh earlier this month after his alliance with the rebels collapsed.

“Britain knows Yemen and the Yemenis well,” Samuel, who uses his fluency in Arabic to engage with Arabic-speaking users, said in one of his Tweets.

“The Yemenis need humanitarian assistance and development,” he said.

“The reopening of ports will allow us to provide food for the Yemenis while preventing Houthis from receiving fuel and ammunition,” Samuel tweeted.



Fuel Shortages in Gaza at 'Critical Levels', UN Warns

 A Palestinian burns plastic waste to produce alternative fuel amid scarcity as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in northern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A Palestinian burns plastic waste to produce alternative fuel amid scarcity as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in northern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
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Fuel Shortages in Gaza at 'Critical Levels', UN Warns

 A Palestinian burns plastic waste to produce alternative fuel amid scarcity as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in northern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A Palestinian burns plastic waste to produce alternative fuel amid scarcity as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in northern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

The United Nations warned Saturday that dire fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip had reached "critical levels", threatening to dramatically increase the suffering in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

"After almost two years of war, people in Gaza are facing extreme hardships, including widespread food insecurity, seven UN agencies cautioned in a joint statement.

"When fuel runs out, it places an unbearable new burden on a population teetering on the edge of starvation," the statement added.