What Is Saudi Arabia Really Doing in Yemen’s Al-Mahrah

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Saudi Arabia, through military presence in the province, forced an establishment of an oil port on the Arabian Sea to export oil away from the Strait of Hormuz.

In this regard, Ali al-Harizi, one of the figures in the province, says that the Saudi forces in the province are occupying forces, and that the Saudi ambassador is the actual ruler of the governorate.

Al-Harizi said in televised statements that Saudi Arabia and the UAE did not come to restore the so-called legitimacy, but to destroy and sabotage Yemen and kill the Yemeni people and occupy its land.

He pointed out that Saudi Arabia had taken a decision to launch an aggressive military campaign against Yemen, without even the former president, Hadi, who Saudi Arabia claims it wants to restore power to, did not know even know about what was called Decisive Storm operation only after it began. He pointed out that the Saudi role was subversive during the national dialogue conference in Sana’a, explaining that its plan was to start a civil war in the country.

The people of the province of Mahrah began in mid-September started to protest, demanding the departure of the forces of the Saudi-UAE coalition from the province.

Saudi forces have been deployed in several facilities in the past months, including land and seaports in the province, which resulted in sparking public outrage.

Saudi Arabia, through military presence in the province, forced an establishment of an oil port on the Arabian Sea to export oil away from the Strait of Hormuz.