Barran Press
The UN Security Council's sanctions committee on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, removed the names of Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, from the sanctions list targeting individuals and entities obstructing peace in Yemen.
A press release published on the UN website and monitored by "Barran Press" confirmed that the Security Council committee established under Resolution 2140 (2014) removed the two names from the sanctions list on July 30, 2024.
The first name, according to the statement, is "Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemeni General People's Congress Party, former President of the Republic of Yemen, who was listed on November 7, 2014, and amended on November 20, 2014, and April 23, 2018."
The second name is "Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, former ambassador, former commander of the Republican Guard, residing in the United Arab Emirates, who was listed on April 14, 2015, and amended on September 16, 2015."
According to the statement, "He played a key role in facilitating the Houthi military expansion. He participated in acts that threaten peace, security, or stability in Yemen."
On November 7, 2014, the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two Houthi leaders for "threatening peace and stability" in Yemen.
Saleh was killed by his allies, the Houthis, following clashes between the two in the capital Sana'a, which lasted for days.
In mid-May, Ahmed Ali Saleh sent a letter to the UN Security Council's sanctions committee, urging them to review their decisions regarding sanctions against him, providing explanations and "facts" related to this classification, which he described as unjustified.