Month: April 2023

The leadership of the local authority in Abyan province expressed its thanks and appreciation to the leader of the revolution, Sayyid Abdulmalik Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi, and His Excellency Field Marshal Mahdi Al-Mashat, Chairman of the Supreme Political Council and Head of the National Salvation Government, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, for issuing the decision to pardon and release the prisoner, Major General Faisal Rajab.

The governor of Abyan, Saleh Al-Junaidi, expressed his great gratitude to the leadership of the local authority in the provinces of Bayda and Dhamar and all the tribes that stood by the tribal delegation of Abyan , which received an honorable reception befitting the status of the province, whose people are subjected to exclusion, marginalization and abuse by the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression and mercenaries.

He said in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), “We are in the leadership of the local authority, as we express to you on behalf of the free people of the province our thanks for your kind reception of the sheikhs and leaders of Abyan and for your hospitality. We congratulate the people of the province on the decision to pardon and release Major General Rajab, who exposed the aggression and took his case A blackmail paper over the past years and a means to deceive the people of the province and push them to the crematoriums of death on the fronts of attrition.

“Therefore, the other party rejected all the initiatives that were officially presented within the framework of the negotiations led by the national delegation or the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, to release Major General Rajab, while the mercenaries’ relatives and agents were put in priority,” he added.

The governor of Abyan indicated that, thanks to God and the directives of the leadership, the governorate of Abyan and the Khanfar district, the birthplace of Major General Rajab, are living today, especially in a joyful atmosphere, after they lived through difficult days as a result of the exclusion of the mercenaries of aggression to Major General Rajab from the prisoner exchange deals and the release of his comrades and others of less importance and status than him.

The local authority in Abyan province confirmed that Sana’a was and still is the first incubator for all the people of the southern provinces, and its doors are open to all its tribes and free people.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Umrah Affairs on Sunday condemned the arrest and assault of the Yemeni pilgrim Fekrah al-Dhubyani by the Saudi police inside al-Haram campus.

The ministry stated that the Yemeni woman performing Umrah was harassed and insulted by a policewoman in the Grand Mosque in Mecca in which a security officer intervened and put his hand on her, in contrast, prompted her to defend herself so that the officers responded and assaulted her.

The statement denounced the Saudi regime’s arbitrary practices against women, which are a violation of all norms, morals, values and customs.

It called for the speedy release of the female pilgrim, preventing the recurrence of such incidents as well as the release of all absentees in its prisons.

The statement also condemned the Saudi regime’s continued closure of the land and air ports of the Sana’a government and the Supreme Political Council, which led to the recurrence of horrific incidents against Yemeni pilgrims.

It indicated that the occurrence of these incidents is the result of Saudi Arabia’s wrong policies in narrowing the ports and tightening procedures for Yemeni pilgrims and Umrah performers.

The Ministry’s statement also called on the Saudi regime to open the Hajj and Umrah window through the Sana’a government to prevent the practices of the mercenaries of aggression from extorting, detaining, arresting and fabricating arbitrary measures against pilgrims and to reduce pressure on al-Wadiah port, which is not sufficient to receive all pilgrims, especially when the Hajj season is just around the corner.

It also called on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take the initiative to open dealings with the government of Sana’a and to distance itself and sacred feelings from politicization and irresponsible practices.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Dhamar governor Mohammed al-Bukhaiti received on Sunday the delegation of Abyan, Shabwa and Bayda provinces tribes, returning from the capital Sana’a, in accompaying with Major General Faisal Rajab.

Rajab was released under the direction of leader of the revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi.

During the reception, al-Bukhaiti considered the arrival of Abyan and Shabwa tribes to the capital Sana’a an important step confirmed the role of the Yemeni tribe in bridging the rift and close points of view as well as strengthening brotherhood ties.

He pointed to the role played by the Yemeni tribes in various stages and circumstances, stressing that the arrival of the tribal delegation to the capital Sana’a broke many barriers and presented an image of the primary role of the tribe and the status it enjoys from everyone.

In turn, Rajab hailed the direction of the leader of the revolution to release him for honoring and appreciating the arrival of Abyan tribes to the capital Sana’a, expressing his great gratitude and thanks to the tribal delegation.

He also praised the good respect he had received since his capture and providing him all requirements without any default.

Source: Yemen News Agency