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2020-12-19 Arabia
Saudi Arabia says 'Riyadh Agreement' implementation step toward ending Yemen crisis
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
has welcomed the government formation in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
on Friday following the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement, according to a foreign ministry statement.

The foreign ministry statement said the latest developments represented an "important step toward ending the Yemeni crisis."

"The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the implementation by the Yemeni parties represented by the legitimate government and the Southern Transitional Council to the Riyadh Agreement, and the announced formation of a government of political competencies that includes all components of the Yemeni spectrum, following the implementation of the military arrangements for the departure of the military forces from Aden, separating the military forces in Abyan
...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirate after seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues...
, and moving them to their elected positions," the statement read.

The new government includes ministers loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and supporters of the secessionist STC, as well as other parties, a government official told AFP.
Posted by Fred 2020-12-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ]  Top
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