UN: Attack on Saudi oil facilities increases the chances of a regional conflict‏

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The U.N. envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is appealing for an urgent move toward peace in the  country, saying " the latest attack on key Saudi Arabian oil facilities has consequences well beyond the region and risks dragging Yemen into a regional conflagration at a minimum".

Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that the attack in Saudi Arabia and military escalation “makes the chances of a regional conflict that much higher, and with Yemen linked in some way this is frankly terrifying, ” An-Nahar reported

“It isn’t entirely clear who was behind Saturday’s attack, but it’s bad enough that Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who are fighting the Saudi-led coalition supporting the government, claimed responsibility," Griffiths said.

“It is a sure sign that Yemen seems to be moving even further away from the peace we all seek,” Griffiths said, but added that the need for peace has never been greater.

He also urges the U.N.-recognized Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis militias to take steps toward resuming a peace process without delay, saying: “We must maintain momentum.”

Griffiths said he’ll be intensifying his engagement with a wide range of Yemeni stakeholders in the coming weeks.