SADAA, 16 Nov — In a statement to the Kuwaiti al-Watan newspaper, field commander of the Zaydi Shiite rebels in north Yemen, Abdul-Malik al-Huthi Monday denied reports the rebels are receiving aid from fellow Shiites in Kuwait.  He said “the Huthis are Arabs and Muslims and our affiliation is not bound to a certain ideology or a state,” adding “the regime in Yemen is exploiting ideological differences for political gains.”  On their demands, he said “all we want is for aggression to stop and for a halt to destruction and killings and we want an opportunity for intellectual freedom and expression,” and stressed “we have no ties or coordination with al-Qaeda and there is cultural and practical differences with them,” adding “al-Qaeda is an instrument for Zionist intelligence agencies.”  “The war is not only in Sadaa but has affected all the people of Yemen in the northern governorates but its ferocity varies from one region to another,” he added.  Meanwhile, his brother, Yahya al-Huthi who lives in exile in Germany Monday welcomed the statement of the Iranian Consultative Council which blasted what it called “Saudi aggression and killings of innocent people in Yemen.”  He said “the Saudi aggression came to assist its agent regime in Sanaa in order to protect it and prevent it from stopping the war,” adding “we have called for dialogue with the Saudis but their response was arrogant.”