Houthis must end ‘hostile activity’ in Yemeni capital Sanaa: Arab coalition

The Arab coalition said it was monitoring the Houthis’ activity in the Yemeni capital. (Reuters/File Photo)
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Updated 28 December 2021
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Houthis must end ‘hostile activity’ in Yemeni capital Sanaa: Arab coalition

  • The coalition also revealed details of the recent operation it carried out against the Houthis

RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Tuesday it had observed “hostile activity” by the Houthi militia in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

It added that the Houthis must immediately stop its activities and evacuate its camps and bases in Sanaa. 

It also said it was monitoring the Houthis’ activity, adding that if they did not comply with the evacuation order, it would carry out strikes on its locations in accordance with international humanitarian law.

The coalition also revealed details of the recent operation it carried out against the Houthis, saying: “We destroyed a weapons depot in a camp and we will destroy any activity for the transfer and movement of weapons.”

Later, the coalition said it had destroyed a hostile air defense system on the Marib front.


Iran security chief meets Oman ruler after US talks

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Iran security chief meets Oman ruler after US talks

MUSCAT: Iran’s top security official met Oman’s ruler in Muscat on Tuesday, days after a new round of talks there between officials from Washington and Tehran.
Ali Larijani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council, and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq “discussed the latest developments in the Iranian-American negotiations,” the official Oman News Agency said.
Larijani was also due to meet Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who mediated Friday’s indirect talks between US and Iranian officials.
Larijani and Sultan Haitham also explored “ways to reach a balanced and just agreement between the two sides, and emphasized the importance of returning to the table of dialogue and negotiation.”
Larijani will head to Qatar after Oman, according to Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei.
The trip comes after Iran and the United States resumed dialogue in Oman on Friday for the first time since the 12-day Iran-Israel war last June, which was briefly joined by the US military.