Bahah’s return from Saudi Arabia follows that of several other Yemeni ministers who relocated to Aden from the Kingdom in the weeks after the city was retaken in July.
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Pro-government forces recently pushed the Houthis out of several key southern areas, including Aden.
“The coalition forces and the Popular Resistance in Marib should secure Marib and Al Jawf provinces before Sanaa as they cannot go towards Sanaa and leave their rear exposed to the Houthis“, he said.
The newly returned government’s focus will be on restoring security and stability, first to Aden and then to the country, an official told the Associated Press.
Militiamen loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gather at the entrance Yemeni special forces command. Local residents are complaining of much-needed clean-up and repair in Aden since the Houthis were ousted after months of fierce battling in the streets. He also did not say how, when or where he was allegedly captured. A Christian cemetery dating from British rule of Aden that ended almost 50 years ago was also vandalised.
Witnesses said the entire contents of the Church of Saint Joseph were burned.
Hadi’s supporters, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have since made some gains against the Houthis and their ally, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Overall, more than 1,500 civilians are estimated to have been killed in Yemen’s civil war.
He reportedly added that 630 km of the waterway would be built in Saudi Arabia, while the remaining 320 km of it would be in Yemen with a width of 150 m and depth of 25 m.
Resolution 2216 calls on the Houthis to quit cities they had seized since September 2014 and to recognize Hadi as the legitimate president of Yemen.
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“We stress the importance and seriousness of the national military path in confronting the brutal aggression”, said Mohammed Abdel-Salam, spokesman for the Houthi group, on the Houthi-run Saba news agency.
