The southern resistance forces the legitimacy and pro-Al-Ahmar elements to cancel a military parade in Aden

The southern resistance forced today the legitimate government to cancel a parade at the military college in Salah al-Din camp, west Aden. The parade was scheduled to mark the graduation of new batches of military academies and institutes, but it confined to an indoor ceremony in a medium-sized hall, amid a reluctance of a large number of graduates.

The southern resistance stationed in the mountains overlooking the military college, launched an armed attack on Yemeni flag raising sites near the podium and military parade ground with a view to taking them down. The attack was followed by an exchange of fire and armed clashes between the Special Security Forces and the southern resistance.

The two-hour clashes resulted in the death of one of the graduates and the injury of at least three of his colleagues and caused a state of chaos among the two thousand graduates. The military commanders left right after the armed clashes ceased.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Eng. Ahmed Al-Misri, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Major General Saleh Al-Zindani,  commander of the Fourth Military Region, Major General Fadl Hassan al-Omari, and a number of government officials and military and security commanders were scheduled to attend the ceremony.

A source at the military college exclusively told "Aden Press" that what happened today was expected, it is similar to what happened on the same occasion last year, expressing his regret over the recurrence of such events.

The source held the elements loyal to the Vice President of the Republic, General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar -the arms of the Brotherhood and Qatar in legitimacy- responsible for the incident, by their insistence on a provocative move to raising the flag of Yemen, as part of their efforts to thwart any presence of the military college in Aden and to transfer it to Marib. 

The same source confirmed that it was agreed to hold a graduation ceremony without raising any flag to Yemen or the South and to only raise the flags of the military college, what happened was contrary to the agreement, it was a kind of challenge and a breach.

He pointed out that southern elements came on Friday evening to Salah al-Din camp requesting the ceremony organizers to abide by the agreement and they came again on Saturday morning to the camp to renew the same request, however, they did not abide by the agreement which pushed the resistance to resort to force to counter any challenge and provocation to the southern will and to the resistance that presented convoys of martyrs, wounded, prisoners and detainees in the course of its peaceful and armed struggle.

Egyptian intelligence reveals new secret documents to support Qatar for the Muslim Brotherhood of Yemen to control Aden and the role of Major General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar.

A source in the Egyptian intelligence service revealed on Monday evening secret documents revealing the support of Qatar to leaders of the Yemeni Islah Party (brothers of Yemen) and the role of elements of the 1st Armored Corps to create instability and targeting the Arab Alliance in the Yemeni capital Aden.

The source also said that the agency obtains hard evidence and documents proving that the Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar developed the terrorist cells in Aden through his former members in what was known as the 1st Armored Division and the size of the wide coordination with the Qatari State Security Service. documents.

The documents clarified Qatar's desire to control the joints of the state and the security services in the Yemeni capital Aden through the figures contained in the secret documents obtained by the Egyptian intelligence service.

The source published a copy of a memorandum from the Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar to the Minister of Finance stating that the Bank has delivered a cash amount of US $ 60 million based on a letter of transfer from the Qatari State Security Apparatus as shown in the document. The amount of ten million dollars for Mr. Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Haidan, head of the Information Department of the Yemeni Reform Party in Aden and the sum of fifty million dollars to Mr. Essam Abdu Hazza element in the first Armored Division under the Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Red.

Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Haidan is responsible for the media file and the formation of cells in this field and revealed that he recruited journalists, information and rehabilitation courses in Qatar and the establishment of websites, newspapers, centers and human rights organizations to target the UAE and Saudi Arabia, forming a public opinion and submitting false reports about secret prisons, Qatar's Al Jazeera.

The documents revealed the role of Issam Abdo Hazza element in the First Armored Division as being responsible for more than one of the security and economic files, where it was reported in the report that he formed the cells of assassinations and provide financial support for them as well as the formation of extortion cells and money laundering has been documented in the documents of bombings and assassinations arranged by the said assassinations A number of leaders of the security services.

As mentioned in the report Issam Abdo Hazza formed cells specialized in real estate and land in Aden through elements of the first band are shown in the form of businessmen and through them control of the strategic real estate sites in Aden for the benefit of Qatar and is evidenced by the size of the country support provided in the documents Secrecy and movement of the element mentioned between Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar and Egypt.

Among the documents is a secret message from the State Security Service to the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in clarifying the lifting of the financial ceiling of the Qatari cells in Aden, as it may seem that there is a new scheme to finance terrorism and targeting the coalition in Aden.

The documents revealed that some of the leaderships in the security and interior services and some of the leaders of the security battalions in Aden were from the cells of Qatar. The sources in the intelligence services said that the documents are a dangerous development for the continuation of Qatar in targeting the stability of the region with the support of terrorism. He said that the agency has handed over copies of documents and reports to the competent authorities in the countries The alliance confirmed to Riyadh that the Arab alliance will hold a press conference in this regard later.

Egyptian intelligence reveals new secret documents to support Qatar for the Muslim Brotherhood of Yemen to control Aden and the role of Major General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar.

A source in the Egyptian intelligence service revealed on Monday evening secret documents revealing the support of Qatar to leaders of the Yemeni Islah Party (brothers of Yemen) and the role of elements of the 1st Armored Corps to create instability and targeting the Arab Alliance in the Yemeni capital Aden.

The source also said that the agency obtains hard evidence and documents proving that the Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar developed the terrorist cells in Aden through his former members in what was known as the 1st Armored Division and the size of the wide coordination with the Qatari State Security Service. documents.

The documents clarified Qatar's desire to control the joints of the state and the security services in the Yemeni capital Aden through the figures contained in the secret documents obtained by the Egyptian intelligence service.

The source published a copy of a memorandum from the Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar to the Minister of Finance stating that the Bank has delivered a cash amount of US $ 60 million based on a letter of transfer from the Qatari State Security Apparatus as shown in the document. The amount of ten million dollars for Mr. Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Haidan, head of the Information Department of the Yemeni Reform Party in Aden and the sum of fifty million dollars to Mr. Essam Abdu Hazza element in the first Armored Division under the Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Red.

Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Haidan is responsible for the media file and the formation of cells in this field and revealed that he recruited journalists, information and rehabilitation courses in Qatar and the establishment of websites, newspapers, centers and human rights organizations to target the UAE and Saudi Arabia, forming a public opinion and submitting false reports about secret prisons, Qatar's Al Jazeera.

The documents revealed the role of Issam Abdo Hazza element in the First Armored Division as being responsible for more than one of the security and economic files, where it was reported in the report that he formed the cells of assassinations and provide financial support for them as well as the formation of extortion cells and money laundering has been documented in the documents of bombings and assassinations arranged by the said assassinations A number of leaders of the security services.

As mentioned in the report Issam Abdo Hazza formed cells specialized in real estate and land in Aden through elements of the first band are shown in the form of businessmen and through them control of the strategic real estate sites in Aden for the benefit of Qatar and is evidenced by the size of the country support provided in the documents Secrecy and movement of the element mentioned between Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar and Egypt.

Among the documents is a secret message from the State Security Service to the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in clarifying the lifting of the financial ceiling of the Qatari cells in Aden, as it may seem that there is a new scheme to finance terrorism and targeting the coalition in Aden.

The documents revealed that some of the leaderships in the security and interior services and some of the leaders of the security battalions in Aden were from the cells of Qatar. The sources in the intelligence services said that the documents are a dangerous development for the continuation of Qatar in targeting the stability of the region with the support of terrorism. He said that the agency has handed over copies of documents and reports to the competent authorities in the countries The alliance confirmed to Riyadh that the Arab alliance will hold a press conference in this regard later.

General Aidroos Al-Zubaidi President of the Southern Transitional Council Reveals Crucial Points on the Current Situation

President of the Southern Transitional Council, Maj. Gen. Aidroos Qassim Al-Zubaidi revealed clearly the crucial  conditions of the people of the capital Aden and the South in conjunction with the approaching date of the first rounds of UN-sponsored Yemeni talks in Geneva on the 6th of next September.

Al-Zubaidi said  in an interview on the program "Yemen in a Week" on Abu Dhabi TV on Friday that the people have the right to protest, adding that protests took place as a result of the deteriorating state of the national income which affects people’s daily living conditions . The fall of the local currency against the dollar and the government's corruption is a main cause for such conditions. The people in Aden have no sources of income except their salaries, which does not last for a week because of high prices in addition to that they receive it every 3 or 4 months.  People will not surrender and just lay there and die of hunger in their homes. Therefore we will defend and support the people and their shouts for change by all means. He explained that the KSA has pumped large amounts of cash into the Central Bank of Yemen in an attempt to support the financial situation but what has happened was quite the opposite , the Yemeni Rial's value has drastically fallen saying ,"This is a very strange equation!".

Al-Zubaidi confirmed that the STC totally supports the peaceful demonstrations and strikes which the people of the south practice to express their demands . Making it clear that the Council has warned ,when a Coalition security committee came to Aden ,that the government is torturing the people and that it needs to step down. He stressed that the Transitional Council is not a governing body and does not have the resources to fulfil the peoples demands adding that the legitimacy is responsible for everything, it has resources and institutions. 

He continued: "Our cause exists before  'Decisive Storm' opperation, we will waver in our cause and our political rights, whatever the circumstances may be, independence and restoring the Southern State is the solution , adding "We put our hands in the hands of President Abdurbo Mansour Hadi and not the current government, provided that the Arab Coalition is a guarantor, to change people's living conditions.

Al-Zubaidi called for a new Gulf initiative to deal with the new reality, pointing out that without the southern resistance and the Transitional Council everything will collapse and ignoring the southern cause will not lead to a solution. He expressed the STC and the Southerners  appreciate the efforts of the Arab Coalition, stressing their stand with them in halting the Iranian expansion.

He noted that the STC was not disturbed by the meeting of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council with the Yemeni government, pointing that excluding the STC will only lead to failure. He touched on the invitation of the UN envoy Martin Griffiths and his meeting with representatives of the STC, in which they explained to him that marginalizing the Southern issue will be a major reason for his failure as it was the case with the former envoys.

Al-Zubaidi confirmed that those who are manipulated by Iran and Qatar will not be part of the political process, adding that any northern resistance factor which will fight against the Houthis will have the support and backing of the STC until Sana is liberated. At that point  we will have our South and they can have their North.

Al-Zubaidi confirmed that  if we wanted to be in power, we would not have left our positions and if we wanted to control the south, it would not be difficult. We sacrificed  thousands of  martyrs and tens of thousands of  our wounded are still  in their homes without care, we will not give up the goals for which we sacrificed a lot .Our people are in a very bad living conditions and if the situation continues the people will have to defend themselves and their rights. People will not be subjected to terrorism in anyway. There are elements from the legitimacy that support the return of terrorist groups to Aden and the South , we are observing the situation and following their patterns of their operation.

Another Evidence of Cooperation Between Islah (Muslim Brotherhood) and Houthis

The crime committed on Thursday by the al-Houthi militia against the people of Hodeidah, west of Yemen, confirmed beyond any doubt the extent of media cooperation between pro-Qatar Islah party and the pro-Iran Houthi militia.

The crime committed by the Houthi militia just a few hours before the UN Security Council held its meeting, in which the international envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths presented his briefing, Its purpose was to influence the conduct of the meeting and to propitiate public opinion by connecting the Arab Coalition to this crime, taking advantage of the military moves on the West Coast to resume the battle for Hodeidah, which suspended to give international efforts a last chance to persuade the militias to withdraw from the city and its port.

The media machine of Islah party, especially the pro-Qatar wing contributed to spreading black propaganda on the alleged Coalition air raids on Al-Thawra Hospital and the fish market in the city of Hodeidah, killing and injuring hundreds of people.

Islah activists, especially those who are in Turkey and Qatar, started right after the pre-organised criminal incident, to depict it as if it was committed by the Arab Coalition, some even went on to fabricate fake stories of eyewitnesses to support this claims.

What is surprising is that the Islah activists circulated these allegations more widely than the Houthi militias that their media outlets inadvertently uncover the plot and expose the real criminal, which was confirmed on Friday night, by the spokesman for the Arab Coalition Forces in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al Malki,  that the attack on Al-Thawra hospital was carried out with mortars of al-Houthis.

Pushing Al-Qaeda out of Yemen Impossible Due to Its Ties with Government

The US flagship news outlet of The Globe Post published an article by the member of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Southern Transitional Council in Washington, Ahmed Muthana and it reads as follow:

 Five days after President Donald J. Trump took office, he directed his first military action against the al-Qaeda group in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), considered to be one of al-Qaeda’s most dangerous branches. Despite the attempts to push al-Qaeda out of Yemen and the American drone operations aimed at degrading AQAP, all efforts have been less than fruitful.

Separatists from the Southern Resistance Forces, backed by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates, managed to defeat the terrorist group in most of south Yemen. However, the al-Qaeda branch is stronger than ever in the north of the country.

For the legitimate government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, cutting ties with AQAP is an almost impossible mission. The government takes advantage of the shared Sunni background with al-Qaeda to push them for the fight against the Iran-backed Shiite Houthis.

This means that al-Qaeda is engaged in every step of the process of liberating Yemen from the Houthis. It makes talking about a future Yemen without terror groups impossible. AQAP is burrowing deeper into the country every day.

Ties Between Government and AQAP

The reason why it’s impossible to defeat al-Qaeda in Yemen today is the deep coordination on the ground between AQAP and Al-Islah, the Muslim Brotherhood’s party in the country. Al-Islah is a crucial part of the Yemeni government.

The links between Al-Islah and Al-Qaeda go far back, and senior Al-Islah leader Abdul Majeed al-Zindani played a vital role in the bridge between the two parties. In 2004, the U.S. government labeled him as “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” for his ties with al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. When the Yemeni army was about to start an offensive against al-Qaeda in Abyan in southern Yemen in 2012, Al-Zindani called for a halt. The Al-Islah leader is a close ally of President Hadi.

According to Mareb Press, a news outlet loyal to the government, Hadi met with Al-Zindani in 2018 and described him as “the heir of the Prophet.” During the meeting, Hadi insisted for Al-Zindani to play a more prominent preaching role in Yemen, which would generate more violent thinking in the region.

Ties Between Army and AQAP

Another reason why it is unlikely AQAP will be defeated are the ties between Yemeni General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and the organization. Al-Ahmar is the most senior general of the Yemeni army in charge of all decisions on the ground in North Yemen. Since 2016, he is also the country’s vice president.

In 2005, the U.S. embassy in Yemen raised a red flag about Al-Ahmar’s trips to Afghanistan and meetings with Bin Laden in the 1980s. In the U.S., Al-Ahmar is believed to have played a key role in the relocation of large groups of al-Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan to Yemen. Al-Ahmar resettled many terrorists that were banned from going back to their countries in Yemen.

That an individual with a long history of friendship with AQAP is leading the country’s army, makes it is no surprise that terrorist group is not defeated in the north yet.
Is Al-Islah a Terrorist Group?

Weeks ago, the U.S. Congress held a hearing to examine the possibility of designating the Muslim Brotherhood party as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization.” The hearing resulted in the compromise that the Congress will go through case by case and only designate the radical Muslim Brotherhood branches.

Al-Islah, the group’s party in Yemen, is one of the most radical Muslim Brotherhood parties and the U.S. should, therefore, designate them as a terrorist organization. Al-Islah is deeply affiliated with AQAP.

Many Yemeni youths who carried out suicide bombings had political affiliations with the Al-Islah party, and leaders like General Al-Ahmar trained part of them.

Letting Al-Islah take over territory in Yemen generates wealth and resources for their ally AQAP to carry out more terror attacks. Daily incidents indicate that bombings and terrorist attacks are executed with professional planning and coordination between Al-Islah and AQAP.

Until this moment, a number of places under the control of the Al-Islah party embrace the leadership of terrorist groups, especially AQAP, particularly in Marib, al-Baida, and Taiz.

It does not look like AQAP will be defeated in north Yemen anytime soon. While IS was defeated in Syria and Iraq, a new chapter of the caliphate is breaking out in north Yemen, where the Al-Islah party lives in harmony with al-Qaeda.

This scary scene in the north makes people in the south even more focused on having the right to determine their destiny. The south fought against AQAP, even in north Yemen, but today it is believed fighting AQAP makes no sense since the group has the backing of a government with international political recognition.

In south Yemen, a high price was paid to build a democratic, egalitarian society with a free market and a significant role for women. We believe that we have our own culture and lifestyle that contradicts the presence of extremism or Islamic political groups. We in the south accept diversity, and we will never consider AQAP as a friend just because of our mutual Sunni background.

Director of Aden security General Shalal Takes Measures to Enforce Security in Aden

Director of Aden security, Major General Shalal Ali Shai'a called on all the security forces in Aden governorate to take a number of measures concerning the enforcement of security in Aden.

Aden Police Force in coordination with the Ministry of Interior has issued regulations to enforce vehicle registration for all vehicles and motorbikes, which are not registered and do not have registered number plates.

The regulation also included the prohibition of carrying weapons and firing to the air during celebrations such as wedding and other occasions.

Maj. Gen. Shalal clarified in his circular to all the police stations, transport police and the security belt in Aden that these regulations must be taken into action from Thursday 2nd August.

He also clarified that the public have a period to the end of the month to register their vehicles legally,after that they will be held responsible for their actions and would be persecuted for breaking he law.

Director of Aden security General Shalal Takes Measures to Enforce Security in Aden

Director of Aden security, Major General Shalal Ali Shai'a called on all the security forces in Aden governorate to take a number of measures concerning the enforcement of security in Aden.

Aden Police Force in coordination with the Ministry of Interior has issued regulations to enforce vehicle registration for all vehicles and motorbikes, which are not registered and do not have registered number plates.

The regulation also included the prohibition of carrying weapons and firing to the air during celebrations such as wedding and other occasions.

Maj. Gen. Shalal clarified in his circular to all the police stations, transport police and the security belt in Aden that these regulations must be taken into action from Thursday 2nd August.

He also clarified that the public have a period to the end of the month to register their vehicles legally,after that they will be held responsible for their actions and would be persecuted for breaking he law.

Who is Behind Collapse of Yemeni Riyal

Waddah Ben Atia

Southern Writer

Those who observe stages of the collapse of Yemeni Riyal will find out that it is a systematic work according to plans of legitimacy powers. Before transferring the Central Bank of Yemen from the control of Al-Houthi to the control of legitimacy, Yemeni Riyal decreased from 57 to 65 in exchange with Saudi Riyal. Yemeni Riyal remained on the level of 60 to 65 for two years. The militias spent all the hard currency reserve on what they called “military effort”.
When the legitimacy decided to transfer the Central Bank of Yemen from Sanaa to Aden, Saudi Riyal prices doubled while Yemeni Riyal dropped to 50% to reach 140 Yemeni Riyals in exchange of Saudi Riyal.
The question is: Why did Yemeni Riyal drop after the transfer of Central Bank? The main cause was printing billions of Riyals in Russia without hard currency coverage. It is also noticeable that with every return of a legitimacy leader to Aden, the currency drops while large sums of money are payed for officials and followers without monitoring.
Such acts increase prices of hard currency in the market as officials and their relatives and followers take money from the bank and head too black market to buy hard currency.
In addition to the war, drop of exports, mutiny of Al-Houthis and Muslim Brotherhood and their refusal to transfer taxes from Mareb and Sanaa to Aden, the main cause of currency collapse is undoubtedly corruption of the legitimacy.

Minister of Transportation Causes Mukalla in Hadramout Seaport a Complete Halt

City of Mukalla witnessed complete halt of works on Tuesday July 24th and July 25th, 2018 as workers and employees initiated a strike in front of the seaport gate. Seaport syndicated called for demonstration and strike of all workers and employees on Monday to protest against a decision issued by Saleh Al-Gabwany, minister of transportation, that appointed a person from outside the Arab Sea Association of Seaports, who has no qualifications or previous experience in running seaports, as deputy of the seaport, because of his close relation with the minister, according to the syndicate. In its statement, the syndicate demanded the minister to cancel his decision of dismissing “Foad Taiseer Al-Rubaki”, deputy of the association, and warned against the consequences of this decision. They also called concerned bodies including Yemeni presidency and local authority of Hadramout to urgently interfere to stop this miss that aims to destroy the association through replacing well-qualified personnel with ill-qualified ones.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed receives Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled Al Yamani.

​H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Khaled Al Yamani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen, in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

During the meeting, both sides discussed their joint bilateral relations and the developments to the situation in Yemen, as well as their humanitarian and relief efforts to assist the Yemeni people and return stability to the country.

Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the visit of Al Yamani while wishing him luck in his duties.

Sheikh Abdullah renewed the UAE’s consistent stance towards Yemen and its people; its aid through the Arab Coalition, led by the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by the side of legitimacy; its support of the UN’s efforts to return stability to Yemen, as well as the guarantee that the humanitarian assistance will reach the brotherly Yemeni people.

Khaled Al Yamani, Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs, praised the leading efforts made by the UAE for the restore stability and security to all parts of the Yemeni lands and its prominent role within the Arab Coalition led by the KSA.

He also commended the efforts of the UAE on the humanitarian and relief level to send assistance convoys to the Yemeni people.

The meeting was attended by Khalifa Al Ghafli, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, and Abdullah Matar Al Mazrouei, Director of the Arab Affairs Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The UAE is resuming the Battle of Hodeidah if Griffith's efforts fail

UAE has waved the resumption of the Battle of Hodeidah, and UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Anwar Gargash said that "the liberation of the Yemeni city of Hodeidah is coming if the efforts of UN envoy Martin Griffith do not succeed in achieving a withdrawal of al-Houthi there."   Ga

UAE has waved the resumption of the Battle of Hodeidah, and UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Anwar Gargash said that "the liberation of the Yemeni city of Hodeidah is coming if the efforts of UN envoy Martin Griffith do not succeed in achieving a withdrawal of al-Houthi there."

 

Gargash's remarks came after the Yemeni government on Sunday handed over its response to the UN envoy on his proposals regarding the Battle of Hodeidah, which entered its second month of freezing under international pressure.

"We hope that the effort of the UN political envoy to liberate the city will bear fruit, without which the liberation of Hodeidah is coming, and we await the efforts of the UN envoy towards the achievement of the Houthi withdrawal from Hodeidah to spare the city,

 

"The coalition’s progress towards Hodeidah deserves international acclaim for the humanitarian situation and the lives of civilians, and al-Houthi wanted to fight with its own qualities, and the coalition was more astute in its observance of the humanitarian and civilian aspects," he said.

 

"There is a marked escape of militia elements, desperate efforts to mobilize and compensate, and our progress (the Arab Alliance) over the past months on the West Coast will culminate in the liberation of Hodeidah," he said.

Four unidentified people killed by an air raid by a US drone in Marib in North Yemen

Four unidentified people were killed by an air raid by a US drone in the eastern city of Marib, Sanaa, local sources said Monday.   An air raid targeted a car carrying four people in the Al-Rawdah area of Serwah District, southwest of Marib, on Sunday, causing a full fire,

Four unidentified people were killed by an air raid by a US drone in the eastern city of Marib, Sanaa, local sources said Monday.

 

An air raid targeted a car carrying four people in the Al-Rawdah area of Serwah District, southwest of Marib, on Sunday, causing a full fire, the source told the Almasdar online.

 

The people of the region were unable to identify the people after their bodies had been completely roasted.

 

At the moment, no statement or comment has been made by the Yemeni government or the US forces, which have been waging raids on al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen.

Emirates Red Crescent provides emergency relief assistance to displaced people in Shabwah in South Yemen

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, on Sunday distributed emergency relief aid to displaced people in Rudum District of the Shabwah Governorate in South Yemen.

These people fled the Yemeni provinces which were under the control of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias.

The latest assistance comes in line with the instructions of the UAE leadership to ease the suffering of Yemeni people who are facing dire conditions.

Sultan Al Nuaimi, the ERC representative in Shabwah, emphasised the importance of aid delivery to displaced people to meet their daily necessities. He pointed out the efforts of the authority to ease the suffering of the local population and provide basic food items for all those affected by the situation in Yemen. He added that the assistance is in addition to other humanitarian initiatives launched by the authority.

The beneficiaries expressed their thanks to the UAE for its continuous support and praised the ERC's efforts for delivering humanitarian aid.

The Yemen Scholars Association condemned the Houthi militia for looting relief aid in areas under its control

The Yemen Scholars Association on Saturday blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi militias for the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

The associated accused the Houthis of looting humanitarian aid.
According to the Yemeni scholars, Houthi actions have resulted in the suspension of salaries of hundreds of thousands of employees for nearly two years.
The Association praised the efforts and humanitarian support of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), which provides, directly and indirectly, most of the humanitarian relief support for the Yemeni people.
The Yemen Scholars Association condemned the Houthi militia for looting relief aid in areas under its control.
According to a human rights report, At least 113 people have been tortured to death in detention centers in Yemen run by the Houthis since the coup began
Yemeni Human Rights Minister Mohammed Askar told Arab News that the figures in the report were only estimates and that the real figures were much higher.

Southern Al-Amaliqa forces cleanse farms in Zabid

The Southern Brigades of Al-Amaliqa, backed by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, with the active participation of the UAE, continued its efforts and military movements to liberate al-Hodeidah from the Iran-backed Houthi coupist militias.

The Southern Brigades launched on Sunday a wide-scale attack to cleanse the farms located west of the historic city of Zabid, killing at least 35 Houthi elements.

The operation focused on the farms located southwest of Zabid to seize control of the sites that the Houthi militias use them in bombing and targeting civilians.

The operation coincided with a series of air strikes by the Arab coalition on Houthi positions and reinforcements. The raids resulted in the death and wounding of dozens of rebels and the destruction of military vehicles. 

Forieng Minister of the Legitimacy in Abu Dhabi for official visit

Forieng Minister of the Legitimacy in Abu Dhabi for official visit Khaled Alyemany arrived Sunday in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official trip.

During his visit Alyemani is set to hold talks with his Emirati counterpart His Highness (HH) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and several Emirati officials.

Aspects of Yemeni-Emirati joint cooperation and cooperation will be a central focus of Alyemany's talks with his Emirati counterpart and other officials.

Alyemany received by Assistant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development Affairs in the UAE Sultan Mohammed Ashamisi along with the Yemeni Ambassador to the UAE Fahd al-Minhali.

Top three drug dealers arrested in Aden

The security arrested three top drug traffickers in Aden, with hundreds of narcotic pills in their possession.

The Emergency and Security Support Forces in al-Tawahi said that the investigation with local distributors of hallucinogenic pills, who were arrested a few days ago, led to the capture of 3 major suppliers of these pills which are sold through distributors in all the districts of Aden Governorate.

It is worth mentioning that the security managed, in cooperation with the citizens, to arrest many of those involved in drug-related crimes.

Emirates Red Crescent sponsors cycling race in Aden

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, sponsored a cycling race in Aden on Sunday, organised by the Cycling Union of Aden.

The ERC’s sponsorship of the event is part of its activities for the Year of Zayed, as well as its efforts to support the liberated cities and regions, through supporting local sports.

The competitors began at the Al Hayat Association in Khormaksar and continued to Noqtat Al Alam in Eastern Aden, before returning through Khormaksar to Al Buraiqeh District, a distance of 62 kilometres in a time of 1 hour and 55 minutes.

The race was won by Saleh Nasr Abdul Qawi from the Wehdat Aden Club, who was awarded the tournament trophy and a cash prize of 200,000 Yemeni Riyals. The other winners received various financial awards.

The race’s competitors thanked the ERC for supporting sports sector, while noting that the ERC sponsored the race for the second time, in cooperation with the Cycling Union of Aden.

Nashaat Najeeb, President of the Cycling Union, said that the championship aims to revive sports in Aden and showcase its security, safety and stability, which could be seen as the cyclists toured around its streets. He also thanked the ERC for supporting the race for the second consecutive year. 

Yemeni government delivers memo in reply to UN Envoy to Yemen's proposals to end war

Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher, Prime Minister of Yemen, delivered a written memo to the UN Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith, in reply to proposals he had earlier presented to President Abdrabboh Mansour Hadi of Yemen during his 10th July visit to Aden.

Bin Dagher handed over the reply to Martin Griffith during a meeting in Riyadh on Sunday, reported the Yemen's news agency.

In his letter, Bin Dagher confirmed his government's commitment to a fair and comprehensive peace, according to the references parallel to the commitment of the Iran-backed Houthi militias withdrawal from the capital, Sanaa, and other cities, thus, abdicating power in the capital for the legitimate government and handing over weapons to the State.

He underscored the importance of the Iran-backed Houthi militia showing goodwill before the start of any future consultations by releasing all prisoners of war and those abducted, and assisting in providing access to humanitarian and relief assistance to the needy in all governorates.

He confirmed that the reasons behind the current crisis in Yemen is, clearly speaking, the usurping of the legitimate power and the State, drawing to attention that the legitimate government is an aggrieved party of this conflict by the Houthi militias.

He demanded that the UN to announce the rejection of the coup as null and void, adding that his government has a long practice of providing full assistance to the efforts of the UN to stop the war, while the Houthi militias, backed by Iran, managed to play fast and loose, and obstinate, leading to the failed endeavours of former UN envoy Ismail Ould Alchiekh.

Bin Dagher cited the Houthi militias’ latest rejection to withdraw from Al-Hodeida city, even though it would protect civilians from the repercussions of a street war, noting that the matter has now left in the hands of their supporters in Iran, who do not care to place the lives of Yemenis in danger and blackmail Yemen's neighbours, as well as the world community, as part of their expansionist project to control the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and threaten the safety and security of international navigation.

He reiterated, according to Yemen's news agency, his call to the UN to mount pressure on Iran to stop its interference in Yemeni affairs, providing the Houthis with weapons, including ballistic missiles, and coercing it to show commitment to international laws.

The UN envoy lauded the efforts of the Yemeni government in support of the peace process, and its sincere will to reach a peaceful solution, given its responsibilities towards Yemen and the Yemeni people.

Griffith expressed satisfaction over the ideas presented by the Yemeni government on ways to resume peace negotiations.

He said the UN will work over the coming days to consult with all parties to explore possible visions and ideas, in compliance with peace proposals, in addition to taking into account the humanitarian aspects for the affected Yemenis.