Yemen: Open Source Political Highlights 6 November 2014

6 November 2014 Yemen: Open Source Political Highlights 6 November 2014 The product below reports on Yemeni Government, political statements, and activities, domestic affairs, media issues, political stability, and Yemen's relations with other countries on 5 and 6 November from local Yemeni press, social media, select pan-arab media, and CT sources. Government, Political Statements, Activities The Ministry of Legal Affairs said that "the so-called declaration of Brussels' Restorative Justice is clearly an attempt to circumvent the national dialogue outcomes on transitional justice," as reported by the anti-huthist Akhbar al-yawm (5 November). 1 The Yemeni Parliament approved a request by Parliament Speaker Yahya al-ra'i to impeach both ministers of interiors and defense regarding the "increasing assassinations of military and political figures including MP Abd-al-Karim Jadban, Dr. Ahmad Sharaf-al-Din, and Dr. Muhammad Abd-al-Malik al-mutawakkil," according to the independent Baraqish Net (5 November). 2 Domestic Affairs Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee; 3,645 followers) was observed to tweet the following in English on his personal Twitter account: "Yemen Saleh to ally officially with Houthi & kick off Hadi of party after million-man demonstrations Friday to deport US ambassador: official," (6 November). 3 Abd-al-Rabb al-murtada, head of the legal authority of the 21 September popular revolution, said that "the authority has taken legal action against more than 15 cases of corruption with the involvement of influential figures including Jalal Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Ali Muhsin al-ahmar, and Hamid al-ahmar," adding that "the caretaker government still dispenses billions of rials against the law," as reported by the independent Al-Wasat weekly (5 November). 4 Reactions to US Call on Former President Salih to Leave Yemen by 7 November Abdallah al-hadrami, editor in chief of the Al-Yaman al-yawm newspaper, wrote on his personal Facebook page a posting in Arabic saying that the General Committee of the

General People's Congress, GPC, held a meeting after which it agreed on holding an extraordinary session of the Permanent Committee and expelling GPC Secretary General President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and his deputies. Al-Hadrami also added that "the GPC General Committee recommended that cooperation with the Ansarallah group be seriously taken into consideration," as reported by the anti-huthist Ma'rib Press (6 November). 5 The US embassy denied on that day reports that it had asked former President Ali Abdallah Salih to leave the country, saying that "this report is untrue and no such a message has been sent by the United States to former President Salih," as reported by the state-run SABA News Agency (5 November). 6 "The UN Security Council s Sanctions Committee, created under the 2140 resolution, and its Panel of Experts discussed that day possibility of imposing sanctions targeting the political transition obstructionists in Yemen," as reported by the state-run SABA News Agency (5 November). 7 A UN-affiliated source said that Russia and France suggested adding additional names to the UNSC sanctions' list including Major General Ali Muhsin Salih al-ahmar, Hamid al-ahmar, and Sheikh Abd-al-Majid al-zindani but the United States refused, according to the London-based pan-arab Al-Arabi al-jadid (6 November). 8 Abd-al-Majid al-hanash, spokesperson for the National Democratic Alliance, reiterated the party's rejection of the content of the letter sent to former President Ali Abdallah Salih by US Ambassador to Yemen Mathew Tueller, adding that "any sanctions on the GPC or its leading figures would cause a setback to the whole transitional phase in Yemen," as reported by the pro-general People's Congress Al-Mu'tamar Net (5 November). 9 Leading GPC figure Lahsun Salih Muslih confirmed his categorical rejection to international interference in Yemeni affairs, saying that Salih "represents decades of achievements, stability, security, tolerance, and forgiveness," as reported by the pro- General People's Congress Al-Mu'tamar Net (5 November). 10 Leading GPC figure Fa'iqah al-sayyid demanded that US Ambassador to Yemen Mathew Tueller depart Yemen immediately as his presence is no longer wanted in Yemen," according to the pro-general People's Congress Al-Mu'tamar Net (5 November). 11 2

Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i was observed to post the following in English on his personal Twitter account: "Yemen tribal leader Gholi of Amran said that US ambassador to Sanaa will be forced to leave Yemen& Bin Omar be punished as unwanted," (6 November). 12 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i was observed to post the following in English on his personal Twitter account: "Yemen President Hadi advisor, Faykah Assayed asks US ambassador to leave Yemen as unwanted after he allegedly asked Ex pres Saleh 2 leave Yemen," (5 November). 13 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i was observed to post the following in English on his personal Twitter account: "Yemen Ex President Saleh defies UN &US :Not born yet & would never be born who would force me to leave my country," (5 November). 14 An "official source at the Yemeni Presidency denied the news reports circulated by certain news and social media outlets saying that President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on certain leading Yemeni figures or individuals," as reported by the independent Al-Taghyir (5 November). 15 Leading GPC figures Yasir al-awadi said that fooled and delusional are those who think they could expel Ali Abdallah Salih, former president and GPC chairman, from his home country Yemen," according to the independent Baraqish Net (5 November). 16 Sheikh Ali Sinan al-ghawli, deputy chairman of the GPC branch in Amran Governorate, said that "it is the US ambassador to Yemen who would leave on Friday and that the Yemeni people and Salih's supporters would impose sanctions on UN Envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar," according to the independent Baraqish Net (6 November). 17 Acting Human Rights Minister Isma'il al-jabri said that "imposing international sanctions on certain political parties in the government will only destabilize Yemen's security and force the country into civil war," according to the independent Baraqish Net (5 November). 18 The Facebook page of Ansarallah, the political wing of Huthists, (33,493 followers) was observed to carry a posting in Arabic citing unnamed observers as saying that "the US request to the UN Security Council to blacklist former President Salih and other leading Huthist figures was motivated by the repeated defeats inflicted on its 3

intelligence arm Al-Qa'ida Organization at the hands of the Huthist-affiliated popular committees," (5 November). 19 Media Issues The Suhayl TV channel called on the Huthist group to return the channel's equipment that had been looted by its militants and to compensate for the losses sustained by the channel for damages and suspension of transmission, as reported by the independent Al-Masdar Online (5 November). 20 Southern Activities Upon his arrival that day in Aden, Abd-al-Rahman al-jafri, head of the Sons of the Arab South League, said that "the restoration of the state of the south has become closer than ever," affirming that "certain Arab and foreign states stand by southerners in their quest for independence," according to the independent News Yemen (5 November). 21 In a statement issued that day, the Supreme Supervisory Committee in Al-Urud Square, Aden Governorate, denounced "security services' refusal to release" detainees of the Southern Mobility Movement, SMM, supporters and announced that "escalatory measures will be taken if those detainees were not released," as reported by the anti-huthist Akhbar al-yawm (5 November). 22 Reporting on International Relations The "escalating political crisis in Yemen has prompted the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh to raise Alert Level 3, which paves the way for the voluntary repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Yemeni territory. Hence, all Filipinos are strongly advised to leave Yemen as soon as possible," according to the Manila Philstar.com in English (6 November). 23 Yemen and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) discussed that day the cooperation in improving human resources management. During their meeting, Nabil Shamsan, minister of civil service and insurance, and UNDP Country Director Ms. Mikiko Tanaka "discussed the operational plan and actions to be taken to implement the 'Strengthening Civil Service and Human Resources Management Project (SHRM)' signed in Yemen," as reported by the state-run SABA News Agency (5 November). 24 President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi received that day a letter from UK Prime Minister David Cameron related to the bilateral cooperation relations. Alan Duncan, UK's 4

Special Envoy to Yemen and Oman, handed over the letter to President Hadi, according to the state-run SABA News Agency (5 November). 25 "The declaration of Brussels' Restorative Justice in Yemen is a chance for establishing a new era of reconciliation and tolerance," Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD-Brussels)'s director said Wednesday. GNRD-Brussels Director Ramadan Abu- Jazar "hailed the sessions of Brussels' conference which can be considered as a starting point for a comprehensive national reconciliation as a result of the bad circumstances the country undergoes," as reported by the state-run SABA News Agency (5 November). 26 5

1 [Internet Site Akhbar al-yawm Legal Affairs: Declaration of Brussels' Restorative Justice Is an Attempt To Circumvent Dialogue and To Bury Transitional Justice 5 November 2014 http://www.akhbaralyom.net/news_details.php?lng=arabic&sid=83422 6 November 2014 Sanaa Akhbar al- Yawm Online in Arabic -- Anti-Iran, anti-huthist website of daily newspaper managed by Al-Shumu Foundation for Press and Media affiliated with Major General Ali Muhsin al-ahmar; http://www.akhbaralyom.net/] 2 [Internet Site Baraqish Net Parliament Approves Impeachment of Ministers of Defense and Interiors 5 November 2014 http://www.barakish.net/news02.aspx?cat=12&sub=23&id=224806 6 November 2014 Sanaa Baraqish in Arabic -- Independent news website focusing on local Yemeni affairs; URL: http://www.barakish.net/] 3 [Internet Site Twitter account of Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee) 6 November 2014 https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/530212740082573312 6 November 2014 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee, 3.645 followers), owner and director of the Yemen Today Media Production Company in Sanaa] 4 [Internet Site Al-Wasat Attempt To Embezzle Saudi Aid of 184 Billion Rials Discovered; Foreclosure Decisions Await Hamid Corporations 5 November 2014 http://www.alwasatye.net/index.php?ac=3&no=40644&d_f=38&t_f=0&t=5&lang_in= 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al-Wasat Online in Arabic -- website of independent political weekly newspaper; URL: http://www.alwasat-ye.net] 5 [Internet Site Ma'rib Press GPC Overthrows Hadi and Decides Alliance With the Huthists 6 November 2014 http://www.marebpress.net/news_details.php?lng=arabic&sid=104427 6 November 2014 Ma'rib Ma'rib Press Online in Arabic -- Independent news website with anti-huthist rhetoric focusing on Yemeni affairs; URL: http://www.marebpress.net/] 6 [OSC OSC ID: LIR2014110615607004 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 US embassy denies reports on asking ex-president Saleh to leave country (U) (U) Sanaa SABA in English -- Sanaa SABA Online in English -- Website of official news agency of Yemen; URL: http://www.sabanews.net/en] 7 [OSC OSC ID: LIR2014110551614933 5 November 2014 6 November 2014 SC's committee discusses possible sanctions against transition spoilers in Yemen (U) (U) Sanaa SABA in English -- Sanaa SABA Online in English -- Website of official news agency of Yemen; URL: http://www.sabanews.net/en] 8 [Internet Site Al-Arabi al-jadid UNSC Sanctions Committee Decides the Fate of Salih and Two Leading Huthist Figures on Friday 6 November 2014 http://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/a1c99d5f-c8c9-4703-b9c0-0595e46c6df2 6 November 2014 London Al-Arabi al-jadid Online in Arabic -- Pan-Arab electronic daily owned by London-based Fadaat Media Company, reportedly a Qatari Government-owned media firm; URL: www.alaraby.co.uk/portal] 9 [Internet Site Al-Mu'tamar Net The National Democratic Alliance: US Ambassador Is Not the High Commissioner and We Refuse Interferences in Yemen's Internal Affairs 5 November 2014 http://www.almotamar.net/news/119815.htm 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al-Mu'tamar Online in Arabic -- News website of General People's Congress affiliated with former President Ali Abdallah Salih; URL: www.almotamar.net] 10 [Internet Site Al-Mu'tamar Net Leading GPC Figure Lahsun: Salih Represents Decades of Achievements and We Reject Any Attempts To Come Near Him 5 November 2014 http://www.almotamar.net/news/119813.htm 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al-Mu'tamar Online in Arabic -- News website of General People's Congress affiliated with former President Ali Abdallah Salih; URL: www.almotamar.net] 11 [Internet Site Al-Mu'tamar Leading GPC Female Figure Calls On US Ambassador to Yemen To Leave the Country 5 November 2014 http://www.almotamar.net/news/119810.htm 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al- Mu'tamar Online in Arabic -- News website of General People's Congress affiliated with former President Ali Abdallah Salih; URL: www.almotamar.net] 6

12 [Internet Site Twitter account of Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee) 6 November 2014 https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/530212740082573312 6 November 2014 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee, 3.624 followers), owner and director of the Yemen Today Media Production Company in Sanaa] 13 [Internet Site Twitter account of Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee) 5 November 2014 https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/530057956335681536 6 November 2014 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee, 3.624 followers), owner and director of the Yemen Today Media Production Company in Sanaa] 14 [Internet Site Twitter account of Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee) 5 November 2014 https://twitter.com/narrabyee/status/530022658251841536 6 November 2014 Journalist Nasir al-rabi'i (@narrabyee, 3.624 followers), owner and director of the Yemen Today Media Production Company in Sanaa] 15 [Internet Site Al-Taghyir President Hadi Reassures Salih: We Will Not Allow for Imposition of Sanctions on any Yemeni Citizens 5 November 2014 http://www.al-tagheer.com/news73113.html 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al-Taghyir Online in Arabic -- Independent news website, focusing on democratic change and human rights issues, critical of government policies; URL: http://www.al-tagheer.com/index.php] 16 [Internet Site Baraqish Net Al-Awadi: I Promise You that They Would Be the Ones To Run While We Would Stay 5 November 2014 http://www.barakish.net/news02.aspx?cat=12&sub=23&id=224807 6 November 2014 Sanaa Baraqish in Arabic -- Independent news website focusing on local Yemeni affairs; URL: http://www.barakish.net/] 17 [Internet Site Baraqish Net Tribal Leader: Washington Ambassador Will Leave on Friday; We Will Impose Sanctions on Benomar 6 November 2014 http://www.barakish.net/news02.aspx?cat=12&sub=23&id=224823 6 November 2014 Sanaa Baraqish in Arabic -- Independent news website focusing on local Yemeni affairs; URL: http://www.barakish.net/] 18 [Internet Site Baraqish Net Government Official: Imposing Sanctions Will Lead the Country to Civil War 5 November 2014 http://www.barakish.net/news02.aspx?cat=12&sub=23&id=224810 6 November 2014 Sanaa Baraqish in Arabic -- Independent news website focusing on local Yemeni affairs; URL: http://www.barakish.net/] 19 [Internet Site The Facebook page of Ansarallah, the political wing of Huthists, (33,551 fans) Observers: The United States Experiences Great Anxiety Due to Defeat of Its Intelligence Elements in Yemen 5 November 2014 https://www.facebook.com/ansaruallahwap/photos/a.316121708569389.1073741830.315914895256737/3395 35979561295/?type=1 6 November 2014 The Facebook page of Ansarallah in Arabic -- Pro-Huthist Facebook page, critical of United States, Israel; online dissemination point for the Huthist publications Nashrat al-haqiqah and Mutaba'at Sahafiyah; URL: https://www.facebook.com/ansaruallahwap] 20 [Internet Site Al-Masdar Online Suhayl TV Channel Calls On the Huthist Group To Return Chennel's Equipment Looted by Its Militants 5 November 2014 http://almasdaronline.com/article/63731 6 November 2014 Sanaa Al-Masdar Online in Arabic -- Independent news website, critical of government policies; URL: http://www.al-masdar.com/] 21 [Internet Site News Yemen Leading Southern Figure Abd-al-Rahman al-jafri Arrives in Aden and Affirms Arab States' Support for Southerners' Restoration of Their State 5 November 2014 http://www.newsyemen.net/news9574.html 6 November 2014 Sanaa News Yemen Online in Arabic -- Independent news website focusing on local affairs; URL: http://www.newsyemen.net/] 22 [Internet Site Akhbar al-yawm Aden: Supreme Supervisory Committee for SMM Sit-Inners Announces for Escalatory Measures To Demand the Release of SMM Detainees 5 November 2014 http://www.akhbaralyom.net/news_details.php?lng=arabic&sid=83423 6 November 2014 Sanaa Akhbar al- Yawm Online in Arabic -- Anti-Iran, anti-huthist website of daily newspaper managed by Al-Shumu Foundation for Press and Media affiliated with Major General Ali Muhsin al-ahmar; http://www.akhbaralyom.net/] 23 [OSC OSC ID: SER2014110574430557 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 Philippines: Pinoys advised to leave Yemen (U) (U) Manila Philstar.com in English -- News and entertainment portal of the STAR Group of Publications, a leading publisher of newspapers and magazines in the Philippines. Publications include The Philippine STAR, a leading English broadsheet in the country; Pilipino STAR Ngayon, a tabloid published in 7

the national language; Freeman, Cebu's oldest English language newspaper; Banat, a tabloid published in Cebuano; and People Asia Magazine, which profiles personalities in the Philippines and the region; URL: http://www.philstar.com] 24 [OSC OSC ID: LIR2014110566324613 5 November 2014 6 November 2014 Yemen, UNDP discuss actions to implement SHRM (U) (U) Sanaa SABA in English -- Sanaa SABA Online in English -- Website of official news agency of Yemen; URL: http://www.sabanews.net/en] 25 [OSC OSC ID: LIR2014110566315349 5 November 2014 6 November 2014 President Hadi receives letter from UK PM (U) (U) Sanaa SABA in English -- Sanaa SABA Online in English -- Website of official news agency of Yemen; URL: http://www.sabanews.net/en] 26 [OSC OSC ID: LIR2014110543513671 5 November 2014 6 November 2014 GNRD director: Brussels conference is chance for reconciliation in Yemen (U) (U) Sanaa SABA in English -- Sanaa SABA Online in English -- Website of official news agency of Yemen; URL: http://www.sabanews.net/en] 8