Yemen Urges Diplomatic Missions to Resume Work in Aden

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak with European ambassadors (EU in Yemen)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak with European ambassadors (EU in Yemen)
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Yemen Urges Diplomatic Missions to Resume Work in Aden

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak with European ambassadors (EU in Yemen)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak with European ambassadors (EU in Yemen)

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry urged diplomatic missions to resume their work from the interim capital, Aden, pledging to provide all facilities to enhance the state's role.

Foreign diplomatic missions closed their embassies and evacuated their staff from Sanaa after the Houthi militia took control of the capital in September 2014.

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak revealed that Ministry's office in Aden would resume its diplomatic and institutional activities in full force.

Bin Mubarak visited the new headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Aden, accompanied by several European Ambassadors.

He pointed out that the resumption of work in the new building would encourage diplomatic missions to carry out their work from Aden.

The FM reaffirmed that achieving peace in Yemen under the three terms of reference comes at the top of the priorities of the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government.

According to bin Mubarak, the Council and the government are working to improve public services and promote living and economic conditions despite all the challenges and humanitarian problems the country is experiencing due to the Houthi aggression.

He announced that the militias did not stop their military assault in various Yemeni regions, stressing the need to pressure Houthis and support the Presidential Council politically and economically to achieve peace.

In turn, the chief of the European Union Mission to Yemen, Gabriel Vinales, stressed the importance of renewing and expanding the UN-led truce.

Vinales reaffirmed firm support for the UN Sec-Gen Special Envoy's efforts to bring peace to Yemen.

Later, the ambassadors met Minister of Defense Lt-Gen Mohsen al-Daeri and commended the government's commitment to lasting peace. They expressed support for efforts to unify military and security formations.



Macron to Hold Gaza Summit with Egyptian, Jordanian Leaders

 French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP)
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Macron to Hold Gaza Summit with Egyptian, Jordanian Leaders

 French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Israel has pushed to seize territory in Gaza since the collapse of a short-lived truce in its war with Hamas, in what it has called a strategy to force the group to free hostages still in captivity.

Simultaneously, Israel has escalated attacks on Lebanon and Syria.

"In response to the Gaza emergency and during my visit to Egypt at President al-Sisi's invitation, we will hold a trilateral summit with the Egyptian president and the King of Jordan," Macron wrote on X ahead of his trip.

The French president is expected in Cairo on Sunday evening, where he will hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart on Monday morning.

The trilateral summit will be held the same day in the Egyptian capital, according to Macron's office.

On Tuesday, Macron will also visit the Egyptian port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Gaza Strip, to meet humanitarian and security workers and demonstrate his "constant mobilization in favor of a ceasefire".

El-Arish is a transit point for international aid intended for Gaza.