A Protest Denouncing Saudi Depriving the Entry of Oil Vessels into Yemen

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On Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation organized a protest in front of the United Nations headquarter in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, condemning the obstructions and preventions resulted by the Saudi-led aggression upon oil derivatives ships, in conjunction with the visit of the UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffith.

The protesters raised banners condemning the countries participating in the Saudi-led aggression for imposing an unjust siege on Yemen and preventing the entry of vessels loaded with oil derivatives which affected the agricultural sector that most of the Yemeni population of Yemen depends on.

The participants in the demonstration, which was attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Mr. Abdulmalik Al-Thawr and a number of officials, denounced the continuation of the Saudi aggression on Yemen, where its siege and economic war doubled the suffering of the Yemeni living, as well as causing damage to the agricultural sector and families who get their incomes from working in this sector.

They stressed that the absurd and arbitrary practices of the coalition, by blocking and preventing the entry of ships loaded with oil derivatives, are considered war crimes against humanity.

The statement that was released by the protesters slammed United Nations for not taking any practical steps to stop the coalition of aggression.

The statement expressed that the Ministry alongside the unions and cooperatives, agricultural and industrial associations are shocked by the continued cruel silence of the United Nations against the aggressive practices committed by Saudi Arabia along with its allies for not permitting the entry of oil and food vessels, and the consequent rise in costs of derivatives and commodities.

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“The United Nations and the visit of the UN envoy to Yemen today in front of a turning point to prove its credibility and impartiality by taking a frank and practical position to stop the practices of the coalition against the Yemeni people.” The statement said.

It is worth to mention that the Yemeni oil company has launched another protest in front of its headquarters for the same cause which was attended by the leadership and employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, in addition to its institutions and bodies, to denounce the obstruction of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition to the entry of oil derivatives.

On Monday, the Saudi-led aggression targeted the port of Hodeidah, which resulted in the killing of four people and injuring three others. This comes days after the visit of the UN special envoy to the port, where he stressed that the port must keep operating and fully functioning because of its vitality, which is used in importing %70 of commodities, medical supplies, oil, and many other commercial goods that more than 20 million Yemeni depend on.

Iran’s Foreign minister said in a statement on Monday has offered the ministry’s support for the forthcoming Yemen peace talks while urging the international community to play a “key and serious” role, including by exerting pressure on the exporters of arms to the aggressors in order to “facilitate the peace process in Yemen.”

It also underlined the necessity of facilitating the process of delivering humanitarian aid to Yemen, saying, “It is the world’s historic responsibility today to make efforts to end humanitarian crisis and catastrophe in the Arab country.”

According to a new report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has so far claimed the lives of around 56,000 Yemenis.

The Saudi-led war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN has already said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are in dire need of food, including 8.4 million threatened by severe hunger. According to the world body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100 years.

A number of Western countries — the US, France and Britain in particular — are also accused of being complicit in the ongoing aggression as they supply the Riyadh regime with advanced weapons and military equipment as well as logistical and intelligence assistance.

The United States will continue backing the Saudi-led war on Yemen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, despite a humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country and the global outrage aimed at Saudi Arabia in the wake of the murder of dissident journalist and The Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the Saudi consulate in Turkey last month.