Canada adds Houthis to terror list

A statement released by Public Safety Canada on Monday announced the listing of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, as a terrorist entity under the Canadian Criminal Code. 

"Ansarallah is... closely linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force and Hezbollah, two listed terrorist entities in Canada," Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs, said. 

"The Criminal Code prohibits certain actions in relation to terrorist groups, including those related to terrorist financing, travel and recruitment. For example, it is a criminal offence for anyone in Canada and Canadians abroad to knowingly deal with property owned or controlled by a terrorist group."

The decision follows the US announcement to re-designate the Houthis as a terror group in January 2024.