Yemeni Government urges international community to stop Iran's arms export to Houthis 3/5/2018 10:01:56 PM Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen Sharjah 24 – WAM, 05,  March 20  18--  The Yemeni government on Sunday called on the international community to unite in the face of Iranian arms exports to Houthi militias as it is in violation of UN resolutions, and prolonged war in Yemen as well as undermining stability in the region. 'The Houthi militias which are backed by Iran works at every level to prevent a sustainable peace in the country,' Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen, said during a meeting with Matthew Tueller, US Ambassador to Yemen. Al-Mekhlafi reiterated the legitimate government's commitment to the outcome of the national dialogue, the GCC initiative and its implementation mechanism as well as UN resolution 2216. He also reaffirmed the Yemeni government's support of all UN...

Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of blocking Yemen peace A Saudi-led coalition has carried out repeated air strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, including in the capital Sanaa, since launching a military intervention in 2015 Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused Iran of blocking peace efforts in Yemen, slamming its political arch-rival over its support for rebels which Saudi-led forces are battling in Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Tehran of smuggling arms to Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa and northern Yemen, and to the rebels' ally former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. "Iran is destroying all attempts to find a solution in Yemen, which has led to the failure of all political negotiations between the government and these militias," Jubeir said in Riyadh. He was addressing a meeting of foreign ministers and military officials from countries, including Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, which a...