News - Yemen: Minister of Information Daifallah Al-Shami praised on Wednesday the free and honorable position of the Lebanese Minister of Information George Kurdahi regarding the aggression against Yemen, which he considered a futile war that must stop.

According to Saba News Agency, Minister Al-Shami denounced the attack on the Lebanese minister for his remarks.

The Minister of Information was also surprised by the campaign against Minister Kurdahi by those involved in the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen, as well as those who support normalization with the Zionist entity.

He pointed out that Minister Kurdahi's speech does not include an offense to any country, as some are trying to portray.

 He stressed the importance of respecting freedom of opinion and expression guaranteed by international and national laws and conventions.

Minister Al-Shami called on the free media to take a stand regarding the aggression and siege that Yemen has been subjected to for seven years, in light of international silence, Arab inaction and complicity from international organizations.

He also called on the media community and activists to show solidarity with Minister Kurdahi regarding the unjustified media attack against him.

The Lebanese Minister of Information is under fire by pro-Saudi officials and media outlets over remarks he made over the Saudi-UAE war on Yemen.

During an interview on a Lebanese channel, George Kurdahi considered the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen a futile war that must stop. 

“The Yemenis did not attack anyone, they are defending themselves,” Kurdahi said.

In response to one of the questions, if he considers the Saudi-UAE-led Military Operations an aggression, he listed some of the US-Saudi crimes against Yemenis to highlight the unjust war, saying that “Yemenis are being bombed in their homes, in their funerals and in their weddings.”

The minister confirmed that the Saudi and UAE intervention in Yemen is considered a foreign  aggression against Yemen. “It has caused great damage,” he said.

Regarding the futility of the US-Saudi aggression, minister Kurdahi said: “ what was not achieved in two years will not be achieved in eight, this war is a futile war that must stop.