EMIRATES WORKS TO RETURN PROSPERITY AND PEACE TO YEMEN
▶ The Arab Coalition is involved in several efforts to undo the Houthis’ legacy of death and destruction
When Yemen’s Houthi rebels took over the capital Sanaa in 2014, the Iran-backed fighters ushered in a period of instability for the Arab world’s poorest country.
Emboldened and armed by Tehran, the movement pushed to take control of the entire country, leading newly appointed President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi to flee abroad.
The Arab Coalition seeks to restore Yemen’s legitimate government and return the country to stability.
“We will not allow a strategic transformation to happen in the region in Iran’s interest through the Houthi militias controlling Yemen,” UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash said this week.
The UAE continues to work on the ground with Yemenis to help eliminate the Houthi threat. In pictures taken this month in the south-eastern city of Mukalla, UAE-trained Yemeni police cadets can be seen marching at their graduation, the first such ceremony since the port city was retaken.
The police force has also been provided with a fleet of vehicles by the UAE.
Landmines remain a significant obstacle to the country’s future. Specialists estimated this month that they had destroyed tens of thousands of rebel landmines. Such clearance operations continue daily.
Other photographs show soldiers receiving mine clearance training at a centre funded by the UAE Armed Forces.
Military and security support is backed by humanitarian aid delivered to hospitals and by reconstruction efforts in Aden and elsewhere.
Mr Hadi announced eight new infrastructure projects in the southern city this month.