UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
The council demanded the Houthis stop attacks on civilians and shipping as the violence injured women and children, Bonnafont said.
- On Friday, the United Nations Security Council issued a rare, unified statement condemning escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, demanding an immediate cessation of military escalation and attacks on civilians.
- Houthi attacks intensified since July, ending a period of relative calm, as the group imposed a naval blockade and seized Yemen's Red Sea coast vital for Saudi oil exports.
- French UN envoy Jerome Bonnafont, delivering the Council's joint statement, condemned 'continued Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' and stressed upholding international law and navigation rights.
- Riyadh is preparing urgent military talks with Pakistan and Turkey under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed last month, which commits the three nations to mutual defence.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian denied Iranian involvement Thursday, claiming 'the Houthis are responsible for their own actions,' while Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan called on soldiers to defend the kingdom.
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lrytas.ltThe United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously condemned Yemen's Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
In unusual displays of unity, the council countries condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure.
(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Yeon-sook = On the 25th (local time), the United Nations Security Council (Security Council), which had been at a standstill while exposing rift in the international community, announced on the 25th (local time) the Houthi rebels in Yemen...
UN Security Council condemns 'in the strongest terms' Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
United Nations Security Council President Jérôme Bonnafont condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on behalf of the United Nations, stressing "the importance of acting in accordance with international law."
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