Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- Yemen's Ambassador to Indonesia, Salem Ahmed Abdulrahman Balfakeeh, has clarified that the conflict in Yemen is an internal struggle between the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels, not a war with Saudi Arabia.

Speaking during a visit to the ANTARA News Agency in Jakarta on Tuesday, the ambassador sought to correct what he described as widespread inaccuracies in Indonesian media coverage of the ongoing civil war.

"What is happening in Yemen is that there is a terrorist rebel group called the Houthis, which staged a coup and seized power by force of arms," Balfakeeh said.

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the contrary, supports the Government of the Republic of Yemen."

He expressed concern that mi...