Ahmar Says Houthis Suffering Setback, Iran Shred Yemen

Yemen's General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar is pictured in Sana'a on November 27, 2012. Mohamed Al Sayaghi/Reuters
Yemen's General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar is pictured in Sana'a on November 27, 2012. Mohamed Al Sayaghi/Reuters
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Ahmar Says Houthis Suffering Setback, Iran Shred Yemen

Yemen's General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar is pictured in Sana'a on November 27, 2012. Mohamed Al Sayaghi/Reuters
Yemen's General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar is pictured in Sana'a on November 27, 2012. Mohamed Al Sayaghi/Reuters

Yemen's Vice President General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar said the Houthis are suffering a setback, noting that the legitimacy and the Saudi-led Arab Coalition have plans to liberate every inch of Yemeni territories from the armed militias.

Ahmar stated that Iran exported its revolution and destruction to Yemen and its people, noting that Tehran tore apart the Yemeni community, the region and the Arab countries confessionally.

Iran has also a plan to shake security and stability, in addition to having hostile intentions to establish a Persian state.

On the sidelines of his visit to King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work (KSRelief) on Thursday, he said that history will remember the humanitarian work of the Saudi leadership, government, people and the center.

On the battlefield, Ahmar said: “The enemy is defeated.

He lauded efforts of the center in sheltering the displaced and treating the wounded as well as contributing to combating cholera. 

KSRelief General Supervisor Dr. Abdullah al-Rabiah, in his turn, presented a detailed explanation of the center’s efforts in Yemen. He said following the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the center prioritizes humanitarian aid and relief work in Yemen.

The biggest evidence in that regard is that 85 percent of the center’s projects are focused on alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Saudi Arabia has so far allocated more than USD10.9 billion to Yemen in various aspects, Rabiah stated.



Israel Attacks Iran's Capital with Explosions Booming across Tehran

Israel Attacks Iran's Capital with Explosions Booming across Tehran
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Israel Attacks Iran's Capital with Explosions Booming across Tehran

Israel Attacks Iran's Capital with Explosions Booming across Tehran

Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.

People in Tehran awoke to the sound of the blast. State television acknowledged the blast, The AP news reported.

It wasn't immediately clear what had been hit, though smoke could be rising from Chitgar, a neighborhood in western Tehran. There are no known nuclear sites in that area — but it wasn't immediately clear if anything was happening in the rest of the country.

An Israeli military official says that his country targeted Iranian nuclear sites, without identifying them.

The official spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing operation, which is also targeting military sites.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said that his country carried out the attack, without saying what it targeted.

“In the wake of the state of Israel’s preventive attack against Iran, missile and drone attacks against Israel and its civilian population are expected immediately," he said in a statement.

The statement added that Katz “signed a special order declaring an emergency situation in the home front.”

“It is essential to listen to instructions from the home front command and authorities to stay in protected areas,” it said

Iran halted flights Friday at Imam Khomeini International Airport outside of Tehran, the country’s main airport, Iranian state TV said.

Iran has closed its airspace in the past when launching previous attacks against Israel during the Israel-Hamas war.