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EU Ambassadors to Visit Yemeni Interim Capital, Aden

EU Ambassadors to Visit Yemeni Interim Capital, Aden
    Aden, Riyadh- Abdulhadi Habtoor and Asharq Al-Awsat
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EU Ambassadors to Visit Yemeni Interim Capital, Aden

EU Ambassadors to Visit Yemeni Interim Capital, Aden

Yemen’s newly-formed government is urging the European Union (EU) to follow in Washington’s footsteps and label Iran-backed Houthi militias as terrorists. EU ambassadors are expected to visit Aden in a show of support for the cabinet after it had been targeted by a deadly Houthi attack.

Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, in a statement on Monday, affirmed that the US administration's decision to designate Houthi militias as a foreign terrorist organization will serve as a constructive move that presses for peace in Yemen.

The EU must build on Washington’s move to advance the Yemeni peace process, he added.

Abdulmalik gave no details on the anticipated visit of EU ambassadors to the interim capital, Aden, but an EU diplomat confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the envoys were making arrangements for the trip.

“A specific date hasn't been set yet, but we're working on it,” the diplomat said.

Addressing fears of the Houthi designation negatively affecting humanitarian relief operations in Yemen, Abdulmalik vowed that the government is keen on reducing any impact.

The prime minister expressed the government’s commitment to protecting humanitarian work in Yemen during a videoconference meeting he held with the head of the EU mission in the war-torn country.

“We are fully aware of the fears that some express about the impact blacklisting the Houthis may have on the humanitarian, relief, and commercial work in Yemen,” he said, adding that the government has a “clear” vision on how to deal with any disruption.

The head of the EU mission, for their part, renewed their condemnation of the deadly attack that targeted Aden International airport last December shortly after a plane carrying the ministers of the newly formed government had landed.

EU ambassadors who attended the meeting also reiterated their support for the Yemeni internationally recognized government in the context of implementing practical plans that include a number of sectors and promote merging humanitarian and development aid, the official Saba News Agency reported.

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MSF Suspends Operations at Key Hospital in Sudan's Capital

FILE - South Sudanese people sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
FILE - South Sudanese people sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
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MSF Suspends Operations at Key Hospital in Sudan's Capital

FILE - South Sudanese people sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
FILE - South Sudanese people sit outside a nutrition clinic at a transit center in Renk, South Sudan, on May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

Medical aid agency MSF said on Friday it has been forced to suspend its activities at one of the few remaining hospitals in southern Khartoum due to repeated attacks, cutting off yet another lifeline for those who remain in the Sudanese capital.
War has been raging in Sudan since April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule, triggering the world's largest displacement and hunger crisis.
The hospital, which lies in territory controlled by the RSF, helped treat the victims of frequent airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces, as well as hundreds of malnourished women and children in an area where two neighborhoods have been judged at risk of famine, reported Reuters.
"In the 20 months MSF teams have worked alongside hospital staff and volunteers, Bashair Hospital has experienced repeated incidents of armed fighters entering the hospital with weapons and threatening medical staff, often demanding fighters be treated before other patients," MSF said in a statement.
"Despite extensive engagements with all stakeholders, these attacks have continued in recent months. MSF has now taken the very difficult decision to suspend all medical activities in the hospital."
The fighting in Sudan has cut off up to 80% of hospitals in conflict areas, where millions who cannot afford to escape the violence remain. Civilians face frequent air and artillery fire and hunger as supplies are blocked by both warring parties and prices skyrocket.
Medical facilities, including MSF-supported ones that have suspended operations, have frequently come under attack by RSF soldiers demanding treatment or looting supplies. Bashair Hospital has served more than 25,000 people, MSF said, including 9,000 hurt by blasts, gunshot wounds, and other violence.
"Sometimes dozens of people arrived at the hospital at the same time after shelling or airstrikes on residential areas and markets," MSF said in the statement, citing an incident on Sunday where an airstrike one kilometer away drove 50 people to the emergency room, 12 of them already dead.