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Saudi Arabia warns of more Yemen violence
Saudi Arabia has warned that neighbouring Yemen risks sliding towards further violence, which could damage regional security, after Houthi rebels overran the capital last week.Prince Saud al-Faisal, the kingdom's foreign minister, called at the United Nations for immediate implementation of a UN-brokered peace deal, which he said had been flouted by the Houthis, local media reported on Monday. "The Republic of Yemen is facing a situation which is developing in an extremely serious way and which requires us to come together to meet this unprecedented challenge," Prince Saud said. "We call on all the parties to urgently apply the accord in its totality and we exhort the international community to help Yemen by all means possible." Houthi advances The rebels advanced from their stronghold in northwestern mountains to the capital Sanaa last month, then seized key state installations with little or no resistance on September 21. Posted by: badanov 2014-10-01 |
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