UN envoy to Yemen welcomes Riyadh Agreement implementation GCC, Arab Parliament laud formation of new Yemeni government December 19, 2020
UN Secretary General s Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has welcomed the Riyadh Agreement development.
WASHINGTON/RIYADH UN Secretary General s Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has welcomed the Riyadh Agreement development, including the formation of the new government.
In statement, Griffiths congratulated the Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, all parties, and political components that supported this process, expressing his congratulations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is an important step to enhance stability, improve state institutions and it is also a pivotal step towards a lasting political solution to the conflict in Yemen, he said.
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International and global organizations and world countries have condemned the terrorist attack against a fuel transport ship in Jeddah Port, Saudi Arabia.
A fuel transport ship was attacked by an explosive-laden boat in the fuel terminal in Jeddah, early on Monday, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy announced.
The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Lebanon have strongly condemned the terrorist attack, affirming their solidarity with the kingdom against these destabilizing terrorist attacks and every threat to its security and the security of global navigation and trade.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the attack is “new evidence of terrorist groups’ endeavors to undermine regional security and stability.”
U.S. blacklists Saraya al-Mukhtar as Iran-backed terrorist group
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated Bahrain-based Saraya al-Mukhtar as an international terrorist organization on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 16 (UPI) The Trump administration has designated the Iran-backed Saraya al-Mukhtar as an international terrorist organization, accusing it of targeting U.S. citizens in Bahrain and offering cash rewards for the assassination of officials in the Middle Eastern country.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeoannounced the sanctions on Tuesday, stating the group poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
DUBAI: Arab nations condemned what has been labeled as a “terrorists attack” on an oil tanker as it unloaded fuel at Jeddah port.
A small boat laden with explosives targeting on the Singapore-flagged BW Rhine, which was carrying 60,000 tons of gasoline, causing an explosion and a fire on board.
The ship’s crew put out the fire and there were no casualties, but parts of the vessel’s hull were damaged.
Kuwait expressed its strong condemnation of the attack, stating that the continuation of “these terrorist acts” on Saudi Arabia threaten the stability of the region, state news agency SPA reported.