Yemen front and the region
Yemen talks with Turkey and Britain focus on Taiz and maritime security
The government news agency published accounts of two meetings between Yemen’s foreign minister and Turkish and British officials in Manama. Discussions focused on state institutions, humanitarian issues and Red Sea security. Almaalomah also published an interview containing a threat against Saudi Arabia; the remarks do not establish an attack or possession of a new weapon.
Summary
- ConfirmedGovernment agency Saba reports talks between Al-Zawba and Fidan on Yemen, shipping and humanitarian efforts.
- ConfirmedAl-Zawba and Doughty discuss government support, coastguard capabilities and security coordination.
- AttributedHamid Antar threatens Saudi Arabia with a strategic weapon in an Almaalomah interview; the claimed capabilities are not independently verified.
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- ConfirmedManama / Yemen
Saba: Al-Zawba and Fidan discuss humanitarian issues and Red Sea security
Government agency Saba reported that Afrah Al-Zawba and Hakan Fidan discussed Yemen and bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue. According to the agency, Fidan backed Yemen’s unity, sovereignty and humanitarian efforts, while Al-Zawba called for support for state institutions and enforcement of the arms embargo. She cited reports of suspicious shells in Taiz and called for a technical investigation; publication of those reports does not establish the use of toxic substances.
Source: Saba government agency - ConfirmedManama / Yemen
Yemeni-British talks address government support and the coastguard
Government agency Saba reported a meeting between Al-Zawba and British minister Stephen Doughty on support for Yemen’s government and institutions, humanitarian conditions in Taiz and detained UN personnel. According to the agency, the talks covered coastguard capabilities, protection of facilities, information sharing and curbing arms flows to the Houthis. It quoted Doughty reaffirming support; the report announces neither new funding nor a troop deployment.
Source: Saba government agency Belqees - AttributedSanaa / Saudi Arabia
Hamid Antar threatens strategic weapon use in an all-out war with Saudi Arabia
Almaalomah published an interview with Hamid Abdul Qadir Antar, whom it identified as an adviser to the premiership in Sanaa. He threatened the use of a strategic weapon in an all-out confrontation with Saudi Arabia and demanded an end to Saudi intervention and compensation. These are remarks attributed to the speaker, not a documented announcement of weapon use or independent evidence of the capabilities he described.
Source: Almaalomah interview