The Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's initiative to end the Yemeni crisis. In a statement issued yesterday, Ahmed Aboul Gheit affirmed that this is a step forward to reach a comprehensive political solution, adding that the Kingdom seeks to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. The Secretary General of the Arab League urged the Houthis to put aside any private interests or foreign agendas and seize the opportunity in order to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni People and open up to negotiation for a comprehensive political solution ending the Crisis.