SANAA, Apr 20 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni Information Minister, Moammar al-Eryani, said, the ex-minister of culture was “abducted” early Sunday, from his home, by the Houthi rebel group, which controls the capital, Sanaa.
“We strongly condemn the abduction of writer, poet, and great national figure, Khaled Al-Ruwaishan, ex-minister of culture and member of the Shura Council, today (yesterday), by the Houthi militia,” al-Eryani tweeted.
He called on the United Nations, to press the Houthi group to release “all abductees.”
Al-Ruwaishan is known for his outspoken comments, since the Houthi group seized control of Sanaa five years ago.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since the late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized control of much of the country’s north and forced the Saudi-backed government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of Sanaa.– NNN-SABA
