Press TV - The United Nations (UN)s outgoing envoy for Yemen says his potential successor is to moderate talks between Yemeni sides in Oman. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who will step down by the end of his term later this month, made the remarks on Friday, various Arab-language media outlets reported. The talks would start out with a round ...

A senior Iranian official has called for an end to ongoing Saudi airstrikes on Yemen, which continue to claim innocent lives andhave destroyedthe country's infrastructure. In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh ...

Yemeni political factions involved in indirect negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva have ended their deliberations without reaching an agreement. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who is a Mauritanian diplomat tasked with handling UN efforts for peace in Yemen, made the announcement on Friday. He added that if a new round of talks were held, an agreement ...

Geneva, Jun 18, IRNA - A top Ansarullah advisor called on the UN to press Riyadh to stop its military aggression in Yemen. Ali Al-Emad made the remarks while talking to IRNA in Geneva, Switzerland, following his talks with UN special envoy on Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. He said we hope the UN can force Saudi Arabia to stop its attacks on ...

The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has reiteratedTehrans call for an end to Saudi Arabias blockade on the impoverished and war-ravaged Yemen. In a Wednesday phone conversation with Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian condemned the ongoing Saudi aggression against its neighborand ...

Tehran, June 6, IRNA - The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed phoned Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss with him the latest developments in Yemen in the wake of Saudi-led aggression. The UN envoy said that based on his meetings with Yemeni groups and Ansarullah,...

A senior Iranian official has pledged the Islamic Republics support for the UN-brokered talks on Yemen, but slammed any foreign interference in the negotiations aimed at ending the crisis in the Arab country. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, made the remarks after a meeting with the UN envoy ...

Tehran, May 21, IRNA -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the UN to intensify efforts to solve the crisis in Yemen, and emphasized the need for an end to the deadly Saudi air raids against the neighboring Arab state. The United Nations and its secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, should play an active and independent role with regard ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- UN Secretary Generals Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Valad Sheikh Ahmad in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lauded Tehran's aid and efforts to return tranquility and stability to Yemen. During the meeting in Tehran on Thursday, Ahmad also thanked Iran for presenting a 4-step plan to settle the crisis in ...

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Tehran, May 21, IRNA - UN Secretary Generals Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Valad Sheikh Ahmad on Thursday discussed latest regional developments with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iran expressed indignation at Saudi war of aggression on Yemen and appealed to the International Criminal Court to bring to justice the Saudi leaders ...

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic supports the United Nations efforts to establish lasting ceasefire in Yemen. The Islamic Republic of Iran supports the beginning of Yemeni-Yemeni talks with the participation ofall parties [to the conflict]in the country and believes that the Yemeni groups and parties can reach a UN-supervised ...