Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote to end military support for Yemen war

Senators Bernie Sanders speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on December 13, 2018. -Reuters

RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday (Dec 16) rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and another holding its Crown Prince responsible for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi.

"The kingdom condemns the latest position of the US Senate that was based on unsubstantiated allegations and rejects the blatant interference in its internal affairs," the foreign ministry said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.