Saudi Arabia backs UN Security Council statement urging cooperation to prevent Houthis from acquiring arms

Saudi Arabia welcomed a UN Security Council presidential statement condemning Houthi attacks against the kingdom and urging cooperation to prevent the group from obtaining weapons, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the ministry welcomed the council’s condemnation of continued and escalating attacks by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia, including attacks targeting airports and energy infrastructure. It also highlighted the council’s condemnation of “ongoing threats to navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.” “The Kingdom affirmed the importance of the statement’s provisions, including its emphasis on the importance of full implementation of Security Council resolution 2216 (2015) and subsequent resolutions, and its call for practical cooperation to prevent the terrorist Houthi group from acquiring weapons and other forms of support,” the […]