Yemeni PM: New Govt Will Introduce Fresh Reforms

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with the French Ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa. (Saba news agency)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with the French Ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa. (Saba news agency)
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Yemeni PM: New Govt Will Introduce Fresh Reforms

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with the French Ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa. (Saba news agency)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with the French Ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa. (Saba news agency)

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik revealed on Saturday that the next government will usher in a host of economic reforms that will be implemented in cooperation with the country’s partners.

Abdulmalik added that corruption in state institutions will be dealt with strictly.

He noted that the coming period will be difficult as he revealed that a mini-technocrat government will be announced this week.

The challenges will be huge but it is not impossible for the new government to overcome, he said during a meeting with French ambassador to Yemen, Jean-Marie Safa.

The mission to save the national economy, put an end to the depreciation of the national currency, complete the restoration of the state and build its institutions and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people across the country without exceptions will be the top priority, Abdulmalik said.

The new government has a package of reforms which it will carry out with support from partners and friends of Yemen in the fields of development, economy and finance as well as measures to fight corruption and enhance accountability, he stressed.

The PM accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of deepening the humanitarian crisis through refusing all proposed solutions to resolve economic crises and the military escalation.

Talks with the French diplomat tackled recent developments in Yemen and France’s continued support of state institutions and the Yemeni people. The officials also discussed priorities for the upcoming period and areas of cooperation between Yemen and France.

Abdulmalik touched on the advanced steps that have been achieved in implementing the Riyadh Agreement on the military, security and political levels, as well as the consensus between the political stakeholders to announce a Yemeni cabinet in the coming days.

Talks also went over the repeated Houthi targeted attacks on civilians in clear and flagrant rejection of the political solution.



Former Regime Elements, Drug Traffickers Targeted in Western Homs and Damascus Campaigns

The Anti-Narcotics Department seizes a drug depot belonging to Maher al-Assad in the Sabura area in the Damascus countryside (Ministry of Interior).
The Anti-Narcotics Department seizes a drug depot belonging to Maher al-Assad in the Sabura area in the Damascus countryside (Ministry of Interior).
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Former Regime Elements, Drug Traffickers Targeted in Western Homs and Damascus Campaigns

The Anti-Narcotics Department seizes a drug depot belonging to Maher al-Assad in the Sabura area in the Damascus countryside (Ministry of Interior).
The Anti-Narcotics Department seizes a drug depot belonging to Maher al-Assad in the Sabura area in the Damascus countryside (Ministry of Interior).

The Syrian Military Operations Administration has been pressing its security campaigns aimed at disarming former regime militia remnants and combating drug traffickers across Syria.

On Tuesday, for the third time, the administration, in collaboration with the General Security Directorate, launched a large-scale operation in western rural Homs. The campaign focused on the villages of Jabbourin Rafain, Al-Haysa, Jabbourin, Qaniyat Al-Assi, Tasnin, Kafrnan, Akrad Al-Dasniya, and their surroundings. Simultaneous campaigns were conducted in Aleppo’s Nairab district, Jaramana in the Damascus countryside, and northern Daraa.

Security sources said the operation in rural Homs targets “remnants of Assad militias who refused to surrender their weapons, arms depots, drug dealers, and traffickers,” according to an official statement from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Military reinforcements were dispatched to support the campaign in the targeted areas.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the operation in the village of Jabbourin in rural Hama marked the second such operation within a week. The observatory noted that several civilians and military personnel, including those who had reconciled with the government, were arrested. Some detainees were later released, while others remain under investigation.

Residents in rural Homs expressed significant concern about the proliferation of weapons, incidents of abductions, and the escalating fear of retribution. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, they noted a prevailing sense of unease and insecurity, as anonymous actors exploit the current chaos to fuel tensions and instability.

The General Security Directorate in Homs has urged residents in western rural Homs villages and towns to fully cooperate with its forces and the Military Operations Administration to ensure the success of the campaign’s objectives.

In Daraa, southern Syria, the Daraa 24 network reported that the General Security Directorate carried out a raid in the city of Izraa, north of Daraa. During the operation, large quantities of weapons were seized, and warnings were issued to individuals still in possession of firearms to surrender them “to preserve the region’s security and stability.”

An earlier security operation in the Lajat region, located between the Suwayda and Daraa governorates, resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals described as former regime remnants, drug traffickers, and arms dealers. The Syrian Interior Ministry also announced the arrest of “remnant elements and members of a gang involved in the theft of weapons from a warehouse in the Mazraa project area of Damascus.”

Meanwhile, the General Security Directorate released several former regime elements in Damascus after verifying their lack of involvement in violations against the Syrian people. According to local sources cited by Syrian Television, several conscripts detained in Adra Prison in Damascus were freed on Tuesday, with additional releases expected in the coming days.

Last week, the General Security Directorate released 360 detainees, including former regime officers, out of approximately 800 people arrested as part of the Homs security campaign. Following investigations, the authorities confirmed that those individuals were not in possession of weapons and had pledged not to engage in activities against the new Syrian administration.