Houthi fighters in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 23The League of Arab States (LAS) at an extraordinary meeting at the level of permanent representatives called on the international community to recognize the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) ruling in the north of Yemen as terrorists after their attacks on the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, the organization said in a statement. Earlier, several drones simultaneously hit several targets in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, including a construction site for a new airport and a fuel tank near the warehouses of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, killing three people and injuring six. The Houthis claimed responsibility, calling the raid a response to the UAE's involvement in hostilities against them in Yemen.The Houthis announced the launch of a ballistic missile at the airport in Dubai «The Arab League condemns the attacks of the Houthis with missiles and drones on the UAE and calls on all countries to recognize the Houthis as a terrorist organization,» the organization said in the final communiqué. The statement also mentions «a call to the UN Security Council and UN to take a tough and unified position regarding the attacks of the Houthis in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. «Earlier, the Axios portal, citing a high-ranking Emirati official, reported that UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan asked US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to again recognize the Houthis movement in Yemen as a terrorist organization, which was removed from the US terrorist list in February 2021. Armed confrontation between government forces and the Houthis has been ongoing in Yemen since August 2014. Since 2015, an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has been fighting on the side of the government. Despite the fact that the UAE previously announced the end of participation in military operations in Yemen, they left their military at the military bases they created in Yemeni ports. In recent weeks, the UAE has taken part in government-backed fighting against the Houthis in several Yemeni provinces, including reclaiming areas in the southeastern province of Shebwa under government control.
The Yemeni army stopped the capture of the province of Marib by the Houthi rebels
