Yemenis angry over Saudi coalition’s blockade of Yemeni international route to Oman.
Following the power outage, angry protesters in Yemen’s Hadhramaut province continued their protests for several days in a row, calling for the withdrawal of the Saudi coalition.
Dozens of angry protesters in Hadramaut province (Yemen’s largest oil-rich province in the southeast) blocked Oman’s international route to Yemen in protest of the power outage.
According to the Al-Sahafa Al-Sahafa newspaper, protests continued for the third day in a row in the city of Qusayr due to a power outage following a fuel outage.
Protesters closed the Yemeni international route to Oman, as well as major streets, for the second day in a row, barred heavy trucks from crossing, and demanded an improvement in electricity.
Angry protesters chanted slogans calling for the Saudi coalition and its affiliates to join the Yemeni Presidential Council, saying the electricity problem must be resolved radically.
In April, Riyadh ousted fugitive Yemeni President Abd al-Mansour Hadi, announcing a two-month UN ceasefire in Yemen, which was in fact a new opportunity for the Saudi coalition to regroup politically and militarily. Formed the Presidential Council under the leadership of Rashad Al-Alimi; This was a step towards uniting the factions loyal to the Saudi coalition against Sanaa. In addition to this action, Riyadh tried to bypass the UAE and somehow secure its interests, which was met with a serious reaction from Abu Dhabi.
Media sources later reported that some Saudi officials had met with a number of residents of Hadhramaut, Shabwa, Al-Mohra and Abin provinces, and that the Saudi side had met with members of committees of the people of those provinces. Riyadh has decided to grant the people of Hadramaut, Shabwa, Abin and Al-Mehrah the right to self-determination to join Saudi Arabia.
