Pope calls for end to wars including Yemen and Syria

The consequences of the war in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East "are before our eyes", Pope Francis said after meeting with United Arab Emirates leaders in Abu Dhabi on Monday. "War cannot create anything but misery, weapons bring nothing but death...Its fateful consequences are before our eyes. I am thinking in particular of Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Libya," he said in a speech during a historic visit to the UAE, which is playing a leading military role in the Yemen war. "Let us commit ourselves against the logic of armed power," he said.

Published February 04,2019

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POPE CALLS FOR END TO WARS INCLUDING YEMEN AND SYRIA

Pope Francis on Monday called for an end to the war in Yemen, where the UAE plays a key role, during the first visit by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula.

"Human fraternity requires of us, as representatives of the world's religions, the duty to reject every nuance of approval from the word war. I am thinking in particular of Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Libya," the pope said during an interfaith meeting in Abu Dhabi attended by Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the world's top Sunni Muslim cleric.