Saudi foreign ministry denies Wall Street Journal report on Houthi demands
A senior Saudi official has rejected a Wall Street Journal report about alleged Houthi demands, calling the claims baseless and fabricated.
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AIAmbassador Dr. Raed Qurmeili, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, has categorically denied a Wall Street Journal report regarding demands attributed to the Houthis, stating that the claims in the article are "completely baseless" and a fabrication by the authors or their alleged sources.
In a post on his account on X, Qurmeili said the information published about the group's demands was false. He added that the Houthis had overthrown Yemen's government, caused widespread hunger among the Yemeni people, and drawn the country into conflicts and agendas that do not serve Yemen or its citizens.
The deputy minister also accused the Houthis of attacking commercial vessels in Red Sea waterways, targeting civilian and economic sites, and rejecting peace efforts.
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In his response to the newspaper, Qurmeili reminded the article's authors that Yemen has a recognized government, underscoring his position that the legitimate Yemeni government is the official authority.