Yemeni FM urges re-designating Houthis as terrorists

ADEN – Demands grew for the US to restore the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen to its list of designated terrorist groups.

The government in Yemen joined calls for the reinstatement by authorities in the UAE after Monday’s Houthi drone attack on Abu Dhabi in which three people died, MENA reported.

Meeting US special envoy to Yemen Tim Linder King and Charge d’Affaires for the US Embassy Cathy Westley, Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak said such criminal acts require designating the Houthis as a terrorist organization.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the Houthis a foreign terrorist organisation on Jan. 16, 2021, a few hours before the Trump administration handed the White House over to Joe Biden.