Head of Yemen's PLC Visits Command of Coalition to Restore Legitimacy

Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi during his visit to the headquarters of the joint forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen (Saba)
Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi during his visit to the headquarters of the joint forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen (Saba)
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Head of Yemen's PLC Visits Command of Coalition to Restore Legitimacy

Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi during his visit to the headquarters of the joint forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen (Saba)
Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi during his visit to the headquarters of the joint forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen (Saba)

Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi has visited the joint forces command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen.

Alimi was received by the commander of the Joint Forces, Lt. Gen. Mutlaq al-Azima, and they discussed cooperation to support the Yemeni armed forces.

Alimi was briefed on the progress of joint operations, coordination mechanisms, and the current truce.

Saba news agency reported that Alimi heard a briefing on joint operations and coordination mechanisms with the Yemeni authorities and the coalition's countries to restore legitimacy.

They also discussed boosting cooperation and support for the Yemeni armed forces.

The visit also touched on a brief assessment of the UN-backed ceasefire, the violations of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias, and the Yemeni army's continued commitment to restraint to ensure the success of international efforts aimed at achieving peace and stability in the country.

Alimi praised the role of the coalition forces and the great sacrifices made under the leadership of Saudi Arabia.

The head of the council also thanked the Kingdom's leadership for standing by the Yemeni people to restore security and stability in the country.



Syria’s Al-Sharaa Meets Christian Delegation on New Year’s Eve

Head of Syria’s new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a delegation of senior Christian clerics in Damascus on Tuesday. (New Syrian administration)
Head of Syria’s new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a delegation of senior Christian clerics in Damascus on Tuesday. (New Syrian administration)
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Syria’s Al-Sharaa Meets Christian Delegation on New Year’s Eve

Head of Syria’s new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a delegation of senior Christian clerics in Damascus on Tuesday. (New Syrian administration)
Head of Syria’s new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with a delegation of senior Christian clerics in Damascus on Tuesday. (New Syrian administration)

Head of Syria’s new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa received a Christian delegation on New Year’s Eve in Damascus on Tuesday.

The delegation included representatives of Christian sects in a bid to reassure Syria’s minorities over the new rulers that ousted Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8.

Sharaa was seen wearing a suit and tie as he met with the clerics, who included representatives of the Orthodox, Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Assyrian Orthodox and Protestant churches, showed photos posted by the Syrian General Command posted on Telegram.

Earlier, a Syrian official told AFP that Sharaa held "positive" talks with delegates of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday.

The talks were Sharaa's first with Kurdish commanders since his opposition fighters overthrew Assad and come as the SDF is locked in fighting with Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria.

The US-backed SDF spearheaded the military campaign that ousted ISIS fighters from their last territory in Syria in 2019.

But Türkiye, which has long had ties with Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, accuses the main component of the SDF of links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged a four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state.

On Sunday, Sharaa told Al Arabiya television that Kurdish-led forces should be integrated into the new national army.

"Weapons must be in the hands of the state alone. Whoever is armed and qualified to join the defense ministry, we will welcome them," he said.