Yemen and the region
Yemen seeks UN Security Council action to protect Aden airport and holds talks with Saudi Arabia
Government-run Saba published a Yemeni letter seeking Security Council action over attacks on Aden airport and reported a call between the Yemeni and Saudi foreign ministers. A new Reuters report documented mounting pressure on hospitals; the earlier incidents it describes are not a new casualty toll for this monitoring window.
Summary
- ConfirmedSaba publishes a letter asking the Security Council to protect Aden airport and enforce the arms embargo on the Houthis.
- ConfirmedYemeni and Saudi foreign ministers discuss the escalation, support for the government and civilian protection.
- ConfirmedA new Reuters report quotes the Red Cross on severe hospital pressures and supply shortages.
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- ConfirmedYemen · Saudi Arabia
Al-Zuba and bin Farhan discuss escalation and coordination
Government-run Saba and Al Riyadh reported a call between Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zuba and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. They discussed developments in Yemen, attacks on civilians and civilian facilities, support for the government and humanitarian relief. Confirmation concerns the call and its announced agenda, not a ceasefire agreement or the arrival of new aid.
Source: sabanew.net alriyadh.com - ConfirmedTaiz · Hospitals
New Reuters report documents the strain of fighting on Yemen’s hospitals
Reuters published a field report from Taiz on shortages of medicines, oxygen and fuel and the pressure of treating wounded patients. It quoted a Red Cross spokesperson on maternity wards near front lines being converted into emergency rooms, and Doctors Without Borders on incidents near medical facilities deterring patients from seeking treatment. Confirmation concerns publication of the report and its observations and testimony; it covers earlier injuries and incidents, not a new toll for this monitoring hour.
Source: internazionale.it aol.com - ConfirmedAden · UN Security Council
Saba: Yemen seeks Security Council action to protect Aden airport
Government-run Saba published a letter from Yemen’s UN envoy Abdullah al-Saadi to the Security Council president seeking deterrent measures to protect Aden airport and enforce the arms embargo on the Houthis. The letter addresses the October 28 attack, which the government calls the sixth on the airport this month. The new development is the publication of the diplomatic initiative, not another attack or a Council decision; details of the attacks remain the government’s account.
Source: sabanew.net ajel.sa