Yemen: Hadi Pledges to Restore Sanaa, End Coup

Drivers waiting in a long queue to fuel their cars in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Monday, October 14, 2019 (AFP)
Drivers waiting in a long queue to fuel their cars in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Monday, October 14, 2019 (AFP)
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Yemen: Hadi Pledges to Restore Sanaa, End Coup

Drivers waiting in a long queue to fuel their cars in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Monday, October 14, 2019 (AFP)
Drivers waiting in a long queue to fuel their cars in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Monday, October 14, 2019 (AFP)

Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi has renewed his pledge to restore the capital, Sanaa, end the Houthi coup and establish the federal state of Yemen.

His remarks were made during a celebration marking the October 14th revolution, which ignited in 1967 against British colonialism in the south.

Hadi stressed in the speech broadcast by official government sources that Yemenis will not tolerate schemes aimed at undermining the state, toppling its institutions and confiscating them in favor of dependence on “Tehran’s mullahs.”

The Yemeni President promised to continue struggling until the restoration of the sovereignty and the state, represented by the legitimate government’s institutions.

He said that Yemenis “do not accept to be humiliated or degraded, not to mention turning their land into gear for small projects or a hostile agenda.”

Yemen seeks to form a “federal and fair state based on the outcomes of the comprehensive national dialogue conference, a strong state that expresses its people’s interests and aspirations and supports its brothers in the face of hostile projects and sectarian and terrorist tendencies that aim to spread chaos and undermine communities.”

Hadi pledged to end the coup, which “attacked the state, its legitimacy and the republican system and diminished its people’s dignity and defied their will.”

Houthis have been trying to restore the racist Imamate rule without looking backward at the country’s historical facts, which were coated with hatred and despicable racism, Hadi said.

The Southern Transitional Council’s (STC) recent actions in Aden are considered a rebellion against state institutions, Hadi noted, adding that they target the state, homeland and citizens.

He called on insurgents to stop these actions and their rebellion and welcomed Saudi efforts, in reference to the ongoing negotiations in Jeddah between the legitimate government and the STC leadership.

The talks in Jeddah target “addressing these incidents, ending the Iranian- Houthi coup, and boosting state institutions”.



EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
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EU Condemns Israel's West Bank Control Measures

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

The European Union on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, AFP reported.

"The European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel's security cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. This move is another step in the wrong direction," EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists.


Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher Were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

The atrocities unleashed on El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the United Nations said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in the neighbouring Kordofan region.

 

"My office sounded the alarm about the risk of mass atrocities in the besieged city of El-Fasher for more than a year ... but our warnings were ignored," UN rights chief Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

 

He added that he was now "extremely concerned that these violations and abuses may be repeated in the Kordofan region".

 

 

 

 


Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned decisions by Israeli occupation authorities to impose fundamental changes on the legal and administrative status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and signed agreements, SPA reported.

In a statement, the Arab League said the measures include facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian property and transferring planning and licensing authorities in the city of Hebron and the area surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque to occupation authorities.

It warned of the serious repercussions of these actions on the rights of the Palestinian people and on Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The statement reaffirmed the Arab League’s firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.