Zubaidi to Asharq Al-Awsat: PLC is United in Achieving Yemeni People’s Objectives

The head and members of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council during a recent meeting.
The head and members of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council during a recent meeting.
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Zubaidi to Asharq Al-Awsat: PLC is United in Achieving Yemeni People’s Objectives

The head and members of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council during a recent meeting.
The head and members of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council during a recent meeting.

Deputy head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Aidarous al-Zubaidi has stressed the unity of the PLC, saying the Council works in harmony to meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Sunday, on the first anniversary of the PLC’s establishment, al-Zubaidi said that the Council and its members are going ahead in meeting the objectives and the aspirations of the Yemeni people.

Al-Zubaidi stated that the PLC cooperates with the Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and agrees with them on the roadmap for a comprehensive political solution in Yemen.

The deputy head of the PLC told Asharq Al-Awsat that the peace process and the negotiations, which will take place in the coming days, will deal with the nation’s problems, mainly the cause of the southerners.

He reiterated that the Council is in agreement with the Arab Coalition on the comprehensive political process, adding “we will press ahead on the peace road until peace is achieved across the nation.”

Al-Zubaidi reassured the Yemeni people, in general, and the people of the south, in particular, that the roadmap will prioritize the nation’s problems, including the cause of the southerners.



WHO Chief Says He Was at Yemen Airport as Israeli Bombs Fell Nearby

FILE: A crater is seen on the tarmac of the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
FILE: A crater is seen on the tarmac of the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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WHO Chief Says He Was at Yemen Airport as Israeli Bombs Fell Nearby

FILE: A crater is seen on the tarmac of the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
FILE: A crater is seen on the tarmac of the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa, April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

A wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's main airport Thursday just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there. One of the UN plane’s crew was wounded, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by Yemen's Houthis at the international airport in the capital Sanaa, as well as power stations and ports, alleging they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials, The AP reported.

UN associate spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay said the rest of the U.N. team left the airport and are “safe and sound” in Sanaa, and the injured crew member is being treated in a hospital, she said.

Last week, Israeli jets bombed Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people. The US military also has targeted the Houthis in Yemen in recent days.

Israel's latest wave of strikes in Yemen follows several days of Houthi launches setting off air-raid sirens in Israel. The Houthis have also been targeting shipping in the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel's war in Gaza has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count.