Qatar FM meets UN, US officials to discuss Yemen humanitarian situation, Safer tanker

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman meets David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, and US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking. (QNA)
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Updated 15 April 2022
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Qatar FM meets UN, US officials to discuss Yemen humanitarian situation, Safer tanker

LONDON: Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman reiterated on Thursday that the only way to resolve the Yemeni crisis is through negotiations between Yemeni parties.
His comments came during a meeting with David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, and US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking, state-run Qatar News Agency reported.
During the meeting, they reviewed the latest developments in Yemen, especially the humanitarian situation, and discussed the latest developments regarding the dilapidating floating Safer oil tanker that is moored in the Red Sea north of the port city of Hodeidah.

Sheikh Mohammed said that intra-Yemeni negotiations should be held in accordance with the outcomes of the national dialogue, the Gulf initiative and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution No. 2216, stressing Qatar’s firm position on Yemen’s unity and territorial integrity.
Lenderking’s visit to Doha comes a day after he met with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, during a visit to the Gulf state.


Syria says impossible to move forward in talks without clear binding timeline for Israeli withdrawal

Updated 07 January 2026
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Syria says impossible to move forward in talks without clear binding timeline for Israeli withdrawal

  • Israel’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issue

A Syrian official said on Tuesday ​it would not be possible to move forward on “strategic files” in talks with Israel without ‌a clear, ‌binding ‌timeline ⁠for ​Israeli troops ‌to quit Syrian territory seized after Bashar Assad’s fall in December 2024.
The official, speaking ⁠to Reuters on ‌condition of ‍anonymity, said ‍the latest round ‍of US-brokered talks in Paris, held on Monday and Tuesday, ​concluded with a US initiative ⁠to suspend all Israeli military activities against Syria.
Israel’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issue.