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Yemen welcomes G7 statement and calls for EU designation of Houthis

Yemen’s government news agency Saba published a Foreign Ministry response welcoming the G7 statement and a report on the minister’s call for an EU designation of the Houthis. The new development is publication of these official positions, not an EU designation or the opening of an aid corridor in Taiz. Military and humanitarian reports repeating earlier news were excluded.

Updated: Thursday 12 November 2026, 06:24 Amsterdam time Monitoring window: last 1.1 h 2026-11-12 04:15Z → 05:24Z UTC Last search: 2026-11-12 05:30Z

Summary

ConfirmedAn official Yemeni response welcomed the G7 statement and called for practical steps to protect civilians and enforce the arms embargo.
ConfirmedSaba published the foreign minister’s call to place the Houthis on the EU terrorist list; the request is not an EU decision.
ConfirmedThe G7 statement, army tally and Rujum footage predate the window and are not additional operations or losses.

Developments in this window

06:12
ConfirmedDiplomacy and Taiz
Yemeni Foreign Ministry welcomes G7 statement and urges action
Government-run Saba published a Foreign Ministry statement welcoming the G7 position on Houthi attacks and civilian protection. The ministry called for practical steps, including enforcement of the arms embargo, and welcomed calls for an urgent aid corridor in Taiz and the release of detained humanitarian workers. Publication of this official response within the window is confirmed; the G7 statement is older, and the response does not establish that the corridor has opened.
Source: sabanew.net
06:07
ConfirmedYemen and the European Union
Saba publishes Al-Zawba’s call for EU designation of Houthis
Government-run Saba published a report on Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zawba’s address to the EU Council’s Political and Security Committee in Brussels. She urged member states to place the Houthis on the terrorist list to pursue financing and arms networks; the report also discussed humanitarian support and maritime security. Saba’s original feed confirms publication time, but the article does not specify when the address was delivered. This is a Yemeni request, not an announcement that the designation has been adopted.
Source: sabanew.net

What to watch

Taiz and humanitarian access
We are watching for a precisely dated announcement that the corridor has opened or aid has actually arrived, rather than treating diplomatic appeals as deliveries.
EU decisions and front lines
We are watching for an original EU designation decision and comparable new battlefield statements, while retaining attribution for parties’ demands and tallies.

Earlier context

On 11 November, Arab News covered the G7 statement calling for attacks to stop, an urgent aid corridor in Taiz and the release of detained humanitarian workers. Later publication by Saba does not make the statement new within today’s window.arabnews.com · 2026-11-11
Al-Nidaa published the full statement by Mohamed al-Shami’s family dated 11 November, calling for an independent investigation and return of his body, and noting that the family was informed of his death on 30 October. Reports on the morning of 12 November repeat this appeal; they are not a new death or published investigation findings.alndaa.net · 2026-11-11

Unproven or recycled claims

Anadolu and Al Jazeera reports of 877 strikes and 138 killed or wounded repeat elements of an army statement published by Saba on 11 November, including 773 artillery strikes. This is not an additional tally within the window; the army’s figure of 138 combines those killed and wounded.sabanew.net
Youm7’s report about confronting F-15 fighters repeats a statement published by 26sep on 11 November. It does not establish a new aerial confrontation in this window, and its details remain the Houthi account.26sep.net
The newer Rujum drone report describes footage announced on Wednesday. The same outlet published a full account on the evening of 11 November; the later article does not establish additional strikes or new losses.26sep.net

Yemen welcomes G7 statement and calls for EU designation of Houthis

Summary

Developments in this window

Yemeni Foreign Ministry welcomes G7 statement and urges action

Saba publishes Al-Zawba’s call for EU designation of Houthis