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Yemen’s FM urges Muslim states to label Houthis ‘terrorists’ in OIC call
Yemen’s Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba has discussed developments in Yemen and the region in a phone call with the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
The two discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the Yemeni government and the OIC secretariat, and to coordinate positions in Islamic and international forums, the ministry said.
Al-Zouba briefed him on the political and humanitarian situation, including the effects of the Houthi siege of Taiz, Houthi attacks on civilians and civilian objects in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and threats to shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
She called on OIC member states to designate the Houthis a “terrorist organisation”, cut off their financing and stop the flow of arms to them, reports AL Jazeera.
She also praised the OIC’s support for Yemen’s internationally recognised government and its condemnation of Houthi attacks on civilians in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, including those targeting Mecca and Medina, the ministry said.