Today, Thursday, the city of Taiz witnessed a massive popular march in support of the liberation battle and the restoration of state institutions, and in support of the decisions of the Presidential Leadership Council aimed at protecting Yemeni sovereignty and ending the Houthi militia's coup.

Crowds flocked to Taiz from various districts of the governorate, representing a wide range of political and social components, parties and organizations, civil society organizations, as well as dignitaries and social figures.

Participants in the march raised slogans supporting the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, and backing the battle to restore the republic and extend state authority over all Yemeni territory, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the Yemeni people.

A statement was issued from the march on behalf of the people of Taiz Governorate, affirming that the governorate has paid a heavy price in defense of the state, its republican system, freedom, and dignity, stressing that the will of Yemenis is unbreakable, that the state project will remain, and that the coup will eventually disappear.

The statement pointed to the pivotal role of Taiz Governorate in embracing the comprehensive national project, as it is the living national conscience and the fortress against which projects of imamate and tyranny have shattered, affirming that it will remain at the forefront until state institutions are restored, the coup is ended, and the republic's authority is extended over the entire national territory.

It explained that the imamate project, in its old and new forms, has brought nothing to Yemen and its people but war, hunger, poverty, and division, noting that it has become the most dangerous arm of the Iranian regime in the region, and that its continued support, arming, and funding not only target Yemen but threaten national security, freedom of international navigation, and opportunities for peace and stability.

The statement reiterated the full support of the people of Taiz Governorate for the content of the speech of the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, considering it a historic national speech that outlined the features of the next stage and established the priority of restoring state institutions, preserving national sovereignty, ending the coup, and alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people.

The statement also declared support for all measures taken by the Presidential Leadership Council and the government to protect the sovereignty of the Yemeni Republic, and rejection of any attempts to impose a fait accompli outside state institutions or to turn Yemen into an arena for implementing the agendas of the Iranian regime and its destructive project in the region.

The participants supported the government's measures regarding the resumption of oil exports, considering the step a responsible national decision aimed at restoring the state's sovereign resources and enabling it to pay salaries, improve services, and support the national economy.

The statement affirmed that Taiz Governorate, which has been under a continuous siege for nearly a decade and has lost thousands of martyrs and wounded, represents the truest witness to the falsehood of the Houthi militia's claims and the humanitarian, economic, and security suffering it has caused.

The people of Taiz condemned the continued interventions of the Iranian regime in Yemeni affairs and its political and military support for the Houthi militia, considering that a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Yemeni Republic and a direct threat to the security of Yemen and the region, freedom of international navigation, and international peace and security.

The statement called for unifying the national ranks and rallying around the state project, its political leadership, armed forces, and security agencies, and making the liberation battle and ending the coup a comprehensive national goal for all Yemenis.

At the conclusion of the statement, the participants praised the positions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, standing by the Yemeni people, its continuous support for state institutions, its contributions to alleviating human suffering, funding development and service projects, supporting the national economy, and what it has provided to Taiz Governorate and other Yemeni governorates.