GCC Urges Global Designation of Houthis as Terrorist Group
The bloc backed Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself and urged stricter enforcement of a UN arms embargo on the Houthis.
- On Sunday, the Gulf Cooperation Council issued a statement in Manama, Bahrain, condemning repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and invoking a joint defence agreement affecting all six member states.
- This condemnation followed Houthi drone strikes near Riyadh and the Eastern Province early Sunday. The group seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014 and made recent gains along the Red Sea coast.
- Fighting has uprooted more than 233,000 people, with about 121,000 in Taiz province facing disrupted supply routes. The World Health Organization warns Taiz's 12 hospitals have fuel for just four more days.
- Gulf ministers urged countries to formally designate the group "a terrorist organisation" while pressing for tighter arms embargo enforcement. Separately in Abu Dhabi, UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud.
- Ministers welcomed an October 15 statement from the United Nations Security Council condemning Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping. The Yemeni government separately appealed to the Council to act against Houthi attacks on homes and state facilities.
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GCC urges global designation of Houthis as terrorist group
The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called for designating the Houthi militia as a terrorist group and dealing with it in the same manner the international system addresses terrorist groups that threaten security, peace, development, and prosperity
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The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasim Al-Badiwi, called for an effective international movement to stop the attacks by Al-Houthi militia on Saudi Arabia and hold those responsible accountable, while condemning the repeated Iranian attacks on GCC States and demanding that Tehran abide by international law and guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): The insistence of the Al-Houthi militia on committing its crimes calls for a clear and detailed international position shortly.
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