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The leader of the Ansar Allah (Houthis) movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, commented on the decision made by the Aden government to prohibit dealings with several banks headquartered in Sana’a and to withdraw currency printed before 2016, considering it an American step to entangle Saudi Arabia.
In a televised speech today, Thursday, al-Houthi said: “The American is trying to entangle the Saudi in pressuring the banks in Sana’a,” considering this “an aggressive step and a dangerous game,” adding, “I advise the Saudi to beware of being caught by the American side to serve the Israeli enemy,” explaining that “targeting banks in Sana’a is an aggression in the economic field, and if the Saudi gets involved to serve Israel, it will face a big problem.”
He continued: “The Saudi is free from problems, so why does it present itself and its capabilities to serve the Israeli enemy?” warning against any “steps supporting the Israeli enemy against our country without justification,” while affirming that: “Any hostile steps against our country will not deter us from our supportive stance towards Gaza, even if some Arab regimes turn to fighting to serve the Israeli enemy.”
Addressing Saudi Arabia, he said: “You should ask the American to fight by himself, considering he has more military capabilities, instead of entangling you to serve the Israeli entity. Do not be foolish to the extent that the American recruits you to lose everything to serve the Israeli enemy.”
Earlier today, the Central Bank in Aden announced the non-acceptance of the old currency, calling on “all individuals, commercial establishments, companies, other entities, financial institutions, and banks holding old currency notes printed before 2016 from various denominations to deposit them within a maximum period of sixty days.”
The bank also called on banks and exchange companies not to deal with Tadhamon Bank, Yemen Kuwait Bank, Yemen Bahrain Shamel Bank, Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Al-Kuraimi Islamic Microfinance Bank, and the International Bank of Yemen.
