Arab Coalition Removes 157 Houthi Naval Mines From Red Sea

Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
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Arab Coalition Removes 157 Houthi Naval Mines From Red Sea

Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition has removed a naval mine placed in the south of the Red Sea by the Houthi militias on Saturday.

The coalition said that 157 naval mines have been removed after being randomly deployed by the Iran-backed Houthis.

The Houthi militia continues to threaten maritime navigation and global trade in the Bab al-Mandab strait and the southern Red Sea, the coalition said.

Coalition Spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki stressed that the terrorist Houthi militia continues to launch systematic and deliberate attacks targeting civilian objects and civilians in the Saudi Southern region.

Earlier this week, the Coalition also successfully intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea.

According to Maliki, the boats were launched from Hodeidah Governorate, which the Houthi militias use "as a base to launch ballistic missiles, drones, booby-trapped remote-operated boats."



MWL Condemns Attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher

MWL Condemns Attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher
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MWL Condemns Attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher

MWL Condemns Attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher

The Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned the attack on the Saudi hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, which resulted in multiple casualties.
In a statement, MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-lssa denounced the heinous attack as a violation of all religious and humanitarian values, SPA reported.

He said that "the attack constitutes regression from the commitments outlined in the Jeddah Declaration, which guarantees civilian protection."
Al-Issa expressed the MWL's solidarity with the Sudanese people during these challenging times, praying for mercy upon the deceased and a speedy recovery for the injured.