Sana'a: A prominent cleric has said that a foreign conspiracy was behind the unrest in southern Yemen.
Addressing about 1,000 Salafi scholars on Wednesday, Shaikh Abdul Majeed Al Zandani said the deployment of warships in the Arabian Sea is also part of the alleged conspiracy.
"Do you think they came to breathe the sea breeze or spend holidays, or to strike pirates as they say? No, the matter is much bigger than piracy; it is flagrant interference in the affairs of the region including Yemen," said Al Zandani.
"For the oil of Muslims in the Gulf countries, there was the invasion and war on Iraq, and for the oil of Muslims in Darfur, there is now this heated campaign against Sudan," he added.