By Nasser Arrabyee/05/10/2009
About 170 rebels were arrested in the old the city of
The aircrafts continued bombing the strongholds of the rebels in Bani Moath as artillery shelled some positions and movements in the other two main frontlines of Harf Sufyan and Al Malahaid, military sources said.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa is scheduled to arrive in the Yemeni capital Sana'a today Tuesday for talks about the volatile situation in the country, official sources said Monday.
Moussa will discuss with the Yemeni officials at the top of whom the President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the latest developments especially the war against the armed rebellion in Sa'ada north of the country, the sources added.
Sana'a has been witnessing remarkable political and diplomatic activities, as the government mobilizes regional and international support to crush the Iranian-backed Al Houthi armed rebellion.
Yesterday Sunday, the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abu Al Ghait, and the head of intelligence Omar Sulaiman handed over a letter to President Saleh from his counterpart Husni Mubarak who confirmed his country's full support for the unity, security and stability.
Egypt, supported by many other Arab countries, is trying to contain the crisis of the war between the Al Houthi rebels and the government troops on one hand, and the secession calls in the south on the other.
Observers say that the visit of the two Egyptian officials was a turning point and an indication that the regional concern about what is happening Yemen is not only expressed through media now but also through diplomacy and intelligence.
The political analyst, Mohammed Al Sabri, said
"Yes,
"These discussions support the
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