The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeks to establish peace in Yemen and end the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people, as it has supported UN efforts to achieve peace in Yemen over the past years, including the roadmap that the Yemeni government agreed to, while the Houthi militia refrained from announcing its acceptance and engaged in conflict in the region to support its nefarious agenda and goals, which doubled the suffering of Yemeni citizens in areas under its control.

The Kingdom called on the international community to assume its responsibilities regarding the implementation of Security Council resolutions related to the Yemen file, foremost among them Resolution 2216 on Yemen and Resolution 2722 on the rights and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, while at the same time affirming that the Kingdom will take all necessary measures to protect its ships in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Maintaining the Stability of the Yemeni Economy

The Kingdom has placed development and maintaining the stability of the Yemeni economy at the forefront of bilateral relations with the Republic of Yemen, stemming from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince – may God protect them – keenness to improve the lives of Yemeni brothers, and support the efforts of the Yemeni government to serve the brotherly Yemeni people and meet their needs, and alleviate the suffering of Yemenis in light of the difficult economic conditions facing their country. This has taken the form of continuing development projects, supporting the Yemeni government's budget, and providing petroleum derivatives to operate power stations.

The suffering of the Yemeni people was not the result of an alleged siege as the militias claim. The ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa are open and ships enter through them continuously. This has been ongoing for years, and goods, food, medicine, and petroleum derivatives have continued to enter through these ports.

Sanaa Airport was also open for passenger transport via Yemen Airways, like other Yemeni airports, while continuing to operate under Security Council Resolution 2116, which prohibits the entry of weapons and ammunition that the Houthi militia attempts by various means to bring into Yemen to prolong its control over the resources of the Yemeni people.

Continuation of Houthi Crimes

The Houthis prevented the legitimate government from exporting crude oil, which constitutes about 60% of the government's revenues. They targeted the export port and deprived the Yemeni people of benefiting from their resources to provide the necessary budget to pay salaries and supply oil to operate electricity, in a step that reflects their disregard for the suffering of the Yemeni people and their need for salaries and electricity. Despite this, instead of escalating in response to the targeting of oil exports, and out of concern for the Yemeni people and support for peace efforts, the Yemeni government worked with the Kingdom to support the Yemeni government's budget to pay salaries and provide the necessary petroleum derivatives for electricity generation and the provision of services.

The Houthis hijacked 4 aircraft belonging to Yemen Airways in 2024 and prevented them from taking off from Sanaa Airport. Out of the Yemeni government's keenness to de-escalate, enable the Yemeni people to move and travel, and preserve the airline as a commercial company, it allowed the company to allocate these aircraft for flights between Sanaa and Jordan, in order to ensure the continuation of civilian flights through Sanaa Airport via Yemen Airways.

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi: - We are going through a decisive moment in the history of our homeland - The terrorist Houthi militias chose weapons over the state - The Houthi militia chose sectarianism over citizenship - The Houthi militia prioritized the interest of the Iranian regime over the interest of the Yemeni people - Saudi Arabia responded to the request for budget support... pic.twitter.com/XEsUMGetFh — Al-Youm newspaper (@alyaum) July 20, 2026

Initiatives of the Legitimate Government

The legitimate government continued to present many initiatives to operate regular flights between Sanaa and the Jordanian capital Amman, in order to alleviate the suffering of citizens, similar to what is done in other Yemeni airports under state administration. However, the Houthi militias rejected all initiatives of the legitimate government to open Sanaa Airport and insisted on disrupting the national carrier, in a step aimed at suffocating and besieging the Yemeni people and exacerbating their suffering.

Jordan presented an initiative to operate flights between Sanaa and Amman, which the legitimate government welcomed because it aligned with initiatives previously proposed by the Yemeni legitimate government to operate Sanaa Airport legally and safely. It represented a real test of the credibility of the Houthis in their demand to lift what they call the 'siege'.

The terrorist Houthi militia clearly rejected all initiatives aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people, confirming that their demands to lift the so-called 'siege' were merely part of their inflammatory rhetoric aimed at dragging the Yemeni people into reckless adventures that only serve foreign projects, instead of engaging in responsible steps that enhance peace opportunities and protect the interests of citizens, placing them above all considerations.