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Saudi Arabia Renews Call for Classifying Houthi Militias as Terrorists, Drying up Their Funding Sources

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Renews Call for Classifying Houthi Militias as Terrorists, Drying up Their Funding Sources

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for the international community to label Houthi militias in Yemen as a terrorist group and dry up their funding sources. During a session in Jeddah, the Saudi Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's continued support for international peacemaking efforts in Yemen.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace on Tuesday afternoon.

At the outset of the session, Cabinet members commended the contents of King Salman's annual speech upon opening the activities of the 3rd year of the 8th session of the Shura Council. They also hailed the constants of the Kingdom's internal and foreign policy and the achievements of Vision 2030 strategies.

The Cabinet was then briefed on the talks held between the Kingdom and several countries in the past few days.

This included two messages received by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Morocco's King Mohammed VI.

The messages related to bilateral ties between the two Kingdoms and ways to support and strengthen them in various fields.

Moreover, the Cabinet was briefed on the content of the phone call made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the phone call, the Kingdom confirmed its support of everything contributing to reducing the escalation in Ukraine and its willingness to continue mediation efforts.

The Cabinet also touched on the overall discussions of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the outcomes of his official visit to Saudi Arabia in signing agreements and memoranda of understanding with an estimated value of more than $15 billion.

The Cabinet reviewed many regional and international issues, reiterating the Kingdom's assertion during a Security Council session on Yemen that it continues to support international efforts to bring peace to Yemen, and called on the international community to classify the Houthi militia as a terrorist group, boycott it and dry up its sources of funding.

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Gulf, UN Condemnation of Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and GCC Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi meet in New York. (GCC)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and GCC Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi meet in New York. (GCC)
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Gulf, UN Condemnation of Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and GCC Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi meet in New York. (GCC)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and GCC Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi meet in New York. (GCC)

The United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned on Saturday the terrorist Houthi militia's attacks on Saudi Arabia, its targeting of civilian objects, and their dangerous impact on regional security and stability.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and GCC Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi exchanged views on the latest regional developments during their meeting on Saturday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The two sides discussed several regional issues and the efforts exerted toward them. Guterres praised the development, progress, and prosperity achieved by the Gulf states, as well as their regional and international efforts to promote security and stability.

Guterres and AlBudaiwi reviewed issues of mutual interest, as well as cooperation relations between the GCC and the UN, and ways to boost and consolidate them to serve shared interests.

The UN Security Council had warned of the consequences of the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the threats posed to international navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, considering that the militia's military actions in Yemen, alongside its targeting of Saudi territory and commercial shipping, threaten to expand the regional conflict, undermine maritime security and international trade, and hinder regional and international efforts aimed at achieving peace in Yemen.

In a statement on Friday night, the Council members strongly condemned in the strongest terms the ongoing attacks launched by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia, including those that caused damage to civilians and energy infrastructure, and resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children.

The Council stressed the importance of maintaining the safety of commercial vessels and their crews, the necessity of adhering to international law, particularly the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and respecting navigational rights and freedoms, at a time when military developments in Yemen raise concerns regarding the security of sea lanes and the movement of international trade.

The Council expressed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia in confronting attacks that affect civilians and civilian objects on its territory, affirming its inherent right to self-defense in accordance with international law.

The Council members demanded that the Houthis immediately cease their attacks affecting civilians and civilian objects, expressing their grave concern over reports regarding the killing and injuring of civilians, as well as the destruction of civilian objects and infrastructure resulting from these attacks

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Coalition Destroys Ballistic Missile Fired by Houthis at Riyadh

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Coalition Destroys Ballistic Missile Fired by Houthis at Riyadh

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced that Saudi air defenses successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh on Saturday morning.

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki said the Houthi escalation and their continued attempts to target civilians and civilian areas in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, home to over 8 million citizens and residents, underscore the militia’s intransigence and its persistence in deliberately and systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects in a hostile and terrorist manner.

Al-Malki added that the Houthis attempted to target civilians in the cities of Taif, Baysh, Yanbu and Farasan, saying the air defenses thwarted all the hostile attempts.

In a statement on Saturday, Al-Malki underlined the Coalition command’s inherent right to take whatever measures it deems appropriate, and in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, to deter the behavior of the terrorist Houthi militia.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, a threat to its security, stability, and territorial integrity, and a blatant breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.

It stressed Amman's absolute solidarity with Riyadh and its support for all measures it takes to protect its security, stability, assets, and the safety of its citizens and residents.

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also strongly condemned the missile attack that targeted Riyadh, considering the assault on Saudi Arabia's security a grave violation of international law and a threat to regional security and stability.

In a statement, the ministry expressed Lebanon's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its support for the Kingdom in confronting any attack targeting its security and territorial integrity, reiterating its categorical rejection of any targeting of cities and civilian facilities or placing the lives of civilians in danger.

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Saudi Arabia Lifts Early Warning Alerts Issued in Ten Cities

Saudi Civil Defense (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Civil Defense (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Early Warning Alerts Issued in Ten Cities

Saudi Civil Defense (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Civil Defense (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Civil Defense sent an all clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for potential ⁠danger in several cities of the kingdom as part of emergency procedures to alert residents.

The alerts included Riyadh, al-Kharj, Khamis Mushait, Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu, AlUla, Jazan, Farasan and Abha.

The sirens had been activated in those cities and governorates as part of the emergency early warning system before the Civil Defense later declared that the danger had passed.

The Civil Defense stressed the importance of refraining from circulating rumors and videos from unknown sources, emphasizing that information related to emergency situations should be obtained from official sources. Residents should comply with instructions and guidance issued by the relevant authorities, it added.