Saudi Arabia puts pressure on EU to label Yemen's Houthis a terrorist group

Joana de Deus Pereira, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a defense research group in London, said European states wanted to show solidarity with Saudi Arabia, but remained hesitant about listing the Houthis as a terrorist group, which she said would have limited practical impact. Among European concerns, de Deus Pereira said, were that the Houthis could retaliate for any listing by ​targeting European vessels near Yemen, and that ​a designation could complicate the work ⁠of aid groups operating in Houthi-controlled areas.