![Emirati Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash speaks during a press conference in Dubai on June 18, 2018. The United Arab Emirates, part of a Saudi-led Arab military alliance in Yemen, warned Huthi rebels to withdraw from the key port city of Hodeida as coalition-backed government forces advance.
The "Hodeida port operation will continue unless rebels withdraw unconditionally," Gargash told a press conference in Dubai.
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The UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash. AFP Photo
The UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash. AFP Photo
UAE's Gargash: Houthis must withdraw 'unconditionally' from Yemen's Hodeidah
Estimates show there are up to 3,000 Houthi fighters in the city
The National
18 June, 2018