Four additional UN staff members have been detained and held incommunicado by the de facto authorities since 2021 and 2023, without access to their families or their respective organizations and agencies. “This is an alarming development that raises serious concerns about the Houthis’ commitment to a negotiated solution to the conflict. The United Nations condemns…
Confirming the order from the de facto authorities, who control the capital Sana’a along with many other areas of the war-torn country, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that the demand ran counter to the legal conditions under which UN and other NGOs operate. Yemen descended into all out conflict in 2015 with Houthi rebels…
Yemen’s Houthis ban imports from Sweden after Quran desecration incident. The Houthi Minister of Commerce said that the decision to ban imports was made after the desecration of the Quran in Sweden. The Minister of Commerce said that imports of Swedish goods are limited, but this decision is symbolic. The desecration of Quran happened in…
Sanaa: In response to the desecration of the Koran in Sweden, the Houthis have imposed a ban on the import of Swedish products. The international media has reported with reference to Al-Masira television channel of the Houthis that the Minister of Commerce of the Houthis, Muhammad Sharif Al-Motahar, has said that the decision to ban…
