China to play positive, constructive role in UNSC regarding Safer oil tanker says Yi

Dr. Abdullah al-Alimi, UK Armed Forces Minister Discuss Defense Cooperation

Presidential Leadership Council member Dr. Abdullah al-Alimi met with UK Minister for the Armed Forces Louise Jones to discuss strengthening bilateral defense and security cooperation and enhancing coordination to counter threats posed by the Iranian-backed Houthi group to regional security and international navigation in the Red Sea.

U.S. Extends Work Permits for Temporary Protected Status Holders

The U.S. administration has extended work permits for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti and six other countries who are protected under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, just hours before the permits were due to expire.

Oil price tops $100 a barrel

Oil prices jumped above $100 per barrel today, Monday, as the U.S. Navy prepares to take control of ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz.

France Advance to World Cup Quarterfinals, Set Up Morocco Clash

France secured a place in the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging Paraguay 1-0 in their Round of 16 encounter.

Last Update: ، 2026/07/15 Time 06:05:09
Latest News:

Interior Ministry Takes Part in Arab Conference of Security Media Chiefs

Ambassador Al-Awd Discusses Iranian Violations of Yemen's Sovereignty With Spanish Official

Yemenia to Resume Jeddah-Socotra Flights From Late September

Prime Minister Discusses Latest Developments with UK Ambassador

Higher Education Minister, Chinese Chargé d'Affaires Discuss Cultural Exchange

China to play positive, constructive role in UNSC regarding Safer oil tanker says Yi

[13/10/2020 12:02]

CAIRO - SABA
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed that his country will play a positive and constructive role in the UN Security Council to reach an appropriate proposal for resolving the conflict between the government and the Houthi militia holding the dangerously decaying oil tanker in the Red Sea.

The Houthi militia are holding the tanker hostage since 2015 and not allowing any maintenance to it which threatens a spill of 1.4 million barrels of crude into the sea, a catastrophe of epic proportion on Yemen and other Red Sea countries.

In a written message to the speaker of the Arab Parliament, Dr. Meshaal Al-Salami, the Chinese Foreign Minister China’s understanding of the danger that Safer oil tank now poses and therefore will address the issue in the Security Council.

The Chinese remarks come in response to an urgent message on September 25, Al-Salami had sent to the international community AD appealing for preventing the disaster that Safer threatens.

Al-Salami’s letter had warned of the huge environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe that would result from the explosion of the oil tanker and spill of that huge quantity of oil into the sea.