“We were deeply troubled by the photographs which were shown to me early on by His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Nayef showing missiles that had come from Iran that were being positioned on the Saudi border”, he said. The US and United Kingdom might take a stand and reclaim some of the moral authority and independence they have lost through unconditional support for the Saudi-led aerial campaign.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he had agreed in talks with Gulf Arab states and the United Nations in Saudi Arabia on a plan to restart peace talks Yemen with a goal of forming a unity government.
The new peace approach will have “both a security and political track simultaneously working in order to provide a comprehensive settlement”, said Kerry, adding that Gulf states had “agreed unanimously with this new initiative”.
Daesh has also claimed deadly bombing and shooting attacks in Saudi Arabia and its security forces.
He additionally met Omani Foreign Minister Alawi bin Abdullah before a meeting with other Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
Mass protests in 2014 organized by the Houthis garnered support demanding lower fuel prices and the ousting of the Hadi government.
Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said his country rejected any civil putsches in Yemen and the crisis should be solved peacefully.
Yemen slipped into chaos after its long-time President Ali Abdullah Saleh was removed in 2012.
The US has backed the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen with intelligence for targeting, airborne refuelling for jets, and legal consultation to ensure that the airstrikes conform to worldwide law. It was the fourth time an MSF facility had been hit by an airstrike since the war began and one of dozens of schools and hospitals that the coalition has hit, many of them hundreds of kilometers from the frontlines of the war.
Saudi Arabia launched an air war in March 2015 to rollback the Houthi advance and reinstate the power of the internationally recognized government of President Hadi.
This Yemeni achievement responded to intensified aerial campaign led by Saudi against the civilians in Yemen.
TERESA SANCRISTOVAL: We have 19 people dead and 24 injured.
It will also include the “withdrawal of forces from Sanaa and other key areas”, and the “transfer of all heavy weapons including ballistic missiles and launchers from the Houthis and forces allied with them to a third party”.
Kerry and Jubeir then met with their counterparts from the GCC.
The fire in Najran was put out without casualties, the report said, without giving further details.
The United States has mobilized a robust humanitarian response to the crisis in Yemen despite the complex and insecure operating environment.
On Thursday, Kerry announced almost $189 million in additional humanitarian aid for Yemen, bringing the total amount of US assistance to more than $327 million since October 2015.
Kerry said stability in Yemen is important to blunting the expansion of extremist groups there like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
NEWS BRIEF At least 9,000 people, including almost 4,000 civilians, have been killed in fighting in Yemen in the past 18 months.
In a statement, Zeid’s office said he “called on the worldwide community to establish an global, independent body to carry out comprehensive investigations in Yemen”, noting in particular “challenges” faced by the national panel set up under President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi – notably, security concerns.
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The new funding will cover food and nutrition assistance to help those suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition, emergency health care, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, and access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
