LONDON: Hundreds of members of the Yemeni community in the UK have rallied at the Embassy of the UAE to show support for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the broader Saudi-led Arab coalition undertaking operations to restore legitimacy in Yemen.
The Yemeni demonstrators waved the flags of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, held up placards bearing pictures of the leaders of both countries and shouted slogans against Al Houthi militants and groups loyal to the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh for wreaking havoc on Yemen and carrying out terrorist, murderous and destructive acts against the Yemeni people.
Firas Al Yafea, head of two pro-coalition campaigns to thank the two Gulf countries, and editor-in-chief of Yemeni media organisation Al Hakika Press, stressed that the two countries’ efforts to liberate Aden from the militias will always be remembered by the Yemeni people.
He added that the demonstration was aimed at expressing gratitude to President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia for their efforts to save Yemen from the terrorism being perpetrated by Al Houthis and their ally, Saleh.
Fawaz Hanbala, co-ordinator of the campaign supporting the UAE, said the demonstrators took to street to thank all those who conducted Operation Decisive Storm that saved Yemen from the brutal, flagrant and wrongful aggression.
Abdul Rahman Al Mutaiwee, UAE’s ambassador to the UK, received members of the #ThankYouUAE campaign.
