RIYADH: A Saudi foreign ministry official on Thursday categorically denied a Wall Street Journal report published on Wednesday, which claimed that Yemen’s Houthi militia had demanded $51 billion from the Kingdom and recognition as the country’s ruling authority in exchange for ending hostilities.
In a post on X, Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly said the report had “no basis in truth,” describing the claims as fabrications by the newspaper’s writers or their alleged sources.
He accused the Houthis of fighting against Yemen’s government, contributing to the starvation of its people, and drawing the country into conflicts and agendas that did not serve its interests.
Krimly also accused the militia of attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea, as well as civilian and economic facilities, and of rejecting peace efforts.
He stressed that Yemen “already has an internationally recognized government.”
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