Saudi Arabia seeks to establish loyal council in Mahra: Sheikh Al-Harizi

MAHRA, Aug. 20 (YPA) – The head of the peaceful sit-in committee in Mahra province, Sheikh Ali Salem Al-Harizi, revealed on Saturday Saudi efforts to establish a pro-Riyadh council in the province, located in the far east of Yemen.

During an extraordinary meeting of the sit-in committee to discuss the latest developments in the province in light of the visit of Rashad Al-Alimi, president of the “Presidential Leadership Council” loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, to Mahra, Sheikh Al-Harizi confirmed that the people of Mahra would thwart all external conspiracies, plans, and ambitions.

Al-Harizi called on Al-Alimi to apologize to the people of Mahra for the false accusations made during his recent statements regarding terrorism and smuggling.

“It was more appropriate for Al-Alimi to address what Yemen and the province in particular are exposed to in terms of violations committed by the coalition, America, and Britain,” he said.

Sheikh Al-Harizi affirmed that “all the sons of Mahra feel that Al-Alimi was sent by his masters to work against Mahra with the aim of occupying it by foreign forces.”

It is worth noting that Sheikh Al-Harizi launched an attack on “Al-Alimi” in late October of last year in a televised speech in which he described him as an agent and a conspirator against Yemen.

A number of political leaders in southern Yemen had previously revealed Saudi intentions to establish “councils” affiliated with Riyadh in the provinces of Mahra and Shabwa, similar to the “Hadramout Council.”

YPA