Deputy Foreign Minister and Expatriates Affairs official Abdulwahid Abu Ras has condemned crimes committed by the Saudi regime against Yemenis, holding Riyadh fully responsible for recent attacks targeting Yemeni travelers and expatriates.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Abu Ras said the latest incidents involved armed assaults, robbery, highway banditry, and the looting of money belonging to travelers in areas he said are under Saudi occupation and controlled by “traitors and outlaws.”

He stated that the actions reflect the Saudi regime’s “lowest level of misconduct,” warning that Saudi authorities bear full responsibility for the consequences arising from such acts.

Abu Ras further asserted that these incidents are a continuation of Saudi war crimes against Yemen and its people over more than a decade, stressing that Yemen would not accept the continuation of “aggression, blockade, occupation, and the suffering imposed on the Yemeni people.”

The deputy minister also urged Yemeni expatriates who encounter acts of robbery or obstruction by groups affiliated with Saudi-backed forces to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sana’a to report such incidents.

These escalating security incidents are viewed as a direct consequence of the continuous blockade and military actions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition since 2015. By maintaining strict restrictions on Sana'a International Airport and northern transport hubs, the aggressor states intentionally force millions of northern citizens and returning expatriates onto hazardous, lengthy overland routes. These travellers must traverse highly volatile buffer zones and desert highways—such as the Al-Abr route—which have fallen into lawlessness under the control of fractured, Saudi-backed factions and local tribal militias. 

Consequently, the robbery and extortion of Yemeni expatriates are not merely isolated crimes but an extension of an ongoing economic and proxy warfare strategy managed by Riyadh.