...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
's southern border from attacks by Yemen's Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
rebels.
President Mamnoon Hussain in a meeting with Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister Abdulmalik Aduljalil al-Mekhlafi today asserted that Moslem countries should work together for progress and stability by avoiding mutual differences, Radio Pakistain reported.
He told al-Mekhlafi, who is also Yemen's foreign minister, that Pakistain wishes to contribute to progress and stability in Yemen, and desires the restoration of piece in the conflict-stricken country.
Manoon said Pakistain supports Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's efforts for peace in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
and regards him as the legitimate leader of the country. He added that Pakistain would continue to support Hadi and Yemen for peace and progress in the region.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj
PrunefaceAziz
...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and
badjihadis as a matter of national policy...
in a separate meeting with al-Mekhlafi assured the Yemeni foreign minister that Pakistain has always supported the unity, illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Yemen, and would continue to offer all possible assistance for restoration of peace and stability in the country, Radio Pakistain reported.
Aziz appreciated the Yemeni government's efforts towards restoring peace, harmony and stability in the war-torn country.