Yemen's foreign minister calls on OIC to designate Houthis as 'terrorist organization'

China News Service, Beijing, November 11. Comprehensive news: During a phone call with Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Zuba called on the organization to designate the Houthi armed forces as a "terrorist organization" on the 10th. The Houthi armed forces reported that day that the organization launched attacks on multiple targets in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

According to a report by Qatar Al Jazeera on the 11th, Zuba posted a message on social platforms saying that she had a phone call with Ahmed on the 10th to discuss developments in Yemen and the Middle East, and to report on the impact and severe humanitarian situation caused by the Houthi armed forces' "siege of Taiz Province, attacks on civilian facilities in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and threats to shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait."

Zuba praised the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's support for the Yemeni government and called on the organization's member states to designate the Houthis as a "terrorist organization", cut off their funding sources and prevent the flow of weapons to the organization.

According to information released on the official website of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, during a phone call with Zuba, Ahmed strongly condemned the attack by Houthi armed forces on the market in Taiz Province of Yemen, reiterated support for the legitimate government of Yemen, solidarity with the Yemeni people, and called on the international community to take urgent action to "curb violations and lift the siege of Taiz."

According to Masira TV station controlled by Yemen's Houthi armed forces, the organization's military spokesman Saraya issued a statement on the 10th saying that in response to Saudi Arabia's recent air strikes on residential areas and markets in Yemen, the Houthi armed forces used ballistic missiles and drones to attack King Khalid International Airport and a financial center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, pumping stations along the Saudi east-west oil pipeline, Saudi Aramco facilities, and Saudi-related troop gathering areas in Yemen.

The statement said that there will be no safe investment environment until Saudi Arabia stops its "aggression and blockade" of areas controlled by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen. Foreign companies and investors are required to withdraw their investments in Saudi Arabia.

On the 10th, the Yemeni government forces posted a video on social platforms stating that they launched drone attacks on Houthi armed military positions and vehicles in the northern provinces bordering Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led multinational coalition reported on the same day that it had destroyed a military factory used by the Houthi armed forces to produce ballistic missile components.