The Yemeni government has approved a draft law designating the Houthi militia as a “terrorist organisation” and criminalising its activities and financing.
The cabinet approved the draft at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani in the temporary capital, Aden, on Sunday, according to a statement from his office.
The move came a day after a Houthi militia attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309, the statement said.
The attack drew widespread condemnation, while the Houthi militias threatened to continue targeting Saudi Arabia.
‘Decisive stage’
Following a presentation by the legal affairs minister, the Cabinet instructed officials to complete the constitutional and legal procedures required to ratify the draft law.
It said Yemen was at a “decisive stage” in efforts to restore sovereignty over its entire territory and end what it described as the Houthi coup “financed and directed by Iran".
Al-Zindani instructed executive authorities to take a more proactive approach, maximise readiness and meet the needs of the armed forces, military formations, security forces and Popular Resistance.
