SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT

Peace in Palestine = Peace in the World

ADVERTISEMENT

SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT

Hadi Says Riyadh Offers $10 Billion to Support Yemen, Senior Maj. Gen. Killed

muhadjir - Thursday, 5 April 2018 - 11:39 WIB

Thursday, 5 April 2018 - 11:39 WIB

52 Views ㅤ

Yemen..jpg" alt="" width="900" height="500" class="size-full wp-image-109842" /> Conditions of destruction in Yemen.


Jeddah, Aden, MINA – Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia pledged $10 billion to his country, including a total of $8 billion to be spent on the reconstruction of government-held areas, with another $2 billion as a deposit in the central bank to shore up the Yemeni riyal.

“Saudi Arabia has provided Yemen with $10 billion,” Hadi said during a meeting of his Aden-based government on Wednesday.

Hadi urged his government to focus on “urgent priorities” in the retaken areas such as electricity, water supply, roads and health.

Saudi Arabia heads the international coalition against the Houthis since March 2015.

Also Read: Syria’s New Revolutionary Flag Raised at UN Headquarters

Commenting on the Saudi initiative, Yemeni political and media activist Firas al-Yafei said: “The new donation comes in the framework of the honest and brotherly Saudi support to Yemen.”

Meanwhile, the Yemeni government called on the international community to help remove the large number of mines planted by Houthi militias and Saleh rebels in the areas that were under their control.

Press Secretary for Prime Minister Ghamdan al-Sharif said: “Our people still suffer from the repercussions of landmines and other explosive devices left behind by rebel militias. These mines, which are internationally banned, are now threatening civilians and killing the innocent, especially women and children.”

Separately, rebel militias killed on Wednesday the country’s deputy chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Seif Al-Yafie in the Red Sea port of Al-Mokha, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.

Also Read: ICC Rejects Israel’s Request to Suspend Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

Al-Yafie was killed when a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias struck his vehicle in the port city.

The assassination of “the engineer of Al-Mokha liberation” came one day after Al-Yafie held talks with Hadi to discuss efforts to liberate other Yemeni coastal areas, including al-Hadidiya, the main access point for smuggling arms to rebel militias. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

Also Read: Yemeni Armed Forces Strike Israeli and US Targets Amid Gaza Crisis

Recommendation for you

Fires Break out in Tel Aviv Area after Rockets Launched from Lebanon (photo: Palestine Chronicle)
International
International
Houthi Launches Hypersonic Missile to Israel's Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
International
Al-Qassam Brigades, Palestinian Resistance kill Israeli Soldiers in Gaza (photo: Screenshoot)
Palestine
International
Rocket Fire from Yemen to Israel (photo: Anadolu Agency)
International
Victims of Israeli Aggression in Gaza (photo: Palinfo)
Palestine
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya detained by Israeli Forces (photo: PIC)
Palestine
Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza (photo: Anadolu Agency)
Palestine
Tausiyah
Gaza Baptist Hospital (photo: Anadolu Agency)
Palestine