Arab Coalition Detects Hostile Houthi Activity at Sanaa Airport

General view of Sanaa International airport, Sanaa, Yemen November 23, 2017. (Reuters)
General view of Sanaa International airport, Sanaa, Yemen November 23, 2017. (Reuters)
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Arab Coalition Detects Hostile Houthi Activity at Sanaa Airport

General view of Sanaa International airport, Sanaa, Yemen November 23, 2017. (Reuters)
General view of Sanaa International airport, Sanaa, Yemen November 23, 2017. (Reuters)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Saturday it had detected new hostile activities by the Iran-backed Houthi militias at Sanaa International Airport.

The coalition revealed that a surveillance drone was launched from the facility towards other Yemeni regions.

Last week, coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki had stated that the Houthis had transformed Sanaa airport into a military testing base and a platform to launch cross border attacks.

The Houthis are a danger to United Nations planes, agencies and relief staff, he warned.

Iran has turned the airport into a main base for the launch of hostile attacks, he added.

Moreover, Iran has used the facility to deliver various weapons to the terrorist militias, he continued.

The coalition also released footage that prove the Houthis' use of a UN plane as a mock target in a military test of an air defense system.

Other footage confirmed previous coalition statements that the Houthis had transformed the airport into a military camp and factory for the manufacture and storage of armed drones and ballistic missiles that are used in attacks in Yemen and beyond.



Libya Signs Geological, Geophysical MoU with Türkiye on Offshore Areas, NOC Says

Man waving the Libyan flag - File Photo/AFP
Man waving the Libyan flag - File Photo/AFP
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Libya Signs Geological, Geophysical MoU with Türkiye on Offshore Areas, NOC Says

Man waving the Libyan flag - File Photo/AFP
Man waving the Libyan flag - File Photo/AFP

Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) had signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish state oil company TPAO to conduct a geological and geophysical study of four offshore areas, NOC said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

"Discussions were also held regarding conducting a two-dimensional seismic survey (10,000 km long), and processing the data resulting from these surveys within a period not exceeding 9 months," Libya's state oil firm said in a statement.

NOC said the agreement was signed in Istanbul by the two companies' executives. It provided no further details.