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.



Yemen PM Says He Is Resigning over Political Differences

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. (Saba)
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. (Saba)
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Yemen PM Says He Is Resigning over Political Differences

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. (Saba)
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. (Saba)

The prime minister of Yemen’s legitimate government said Saturday he was resigning and cited political struggles.

Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak announced the decision in a post on social media, attaching a resignation letter directed to Rashad al-Alimi, head of the ruling Presidential Leadership Council. The government is based in the southern city of Aden.

Bin Mubarak, named prime minister in February 2024, said he was resigning because he was unable to take “necessary decisions to reform the state institution, and execute the necessary Cabinet reshuffle.”

There was no immediate comment from the PLC.

Yemen has been embroiled in civil war since 2014, when Iranian-backed Houthi militias seized the capital of Sanaa in a coup, forcing the legitimate government into exile. The seven-member PLC was appointed in 2022.

Bin Mubarak's resignation came as the United States has increased its attacks on the Houthis in Yemen. The US military has launched nearly daily strikes in Houthi-held areas since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expanded campaign against the militants.

The war has devastated Yemen and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. More than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, have been killed.