MIDDLE EAST

Yemen sees ports reopen

9 years ago

Saudi Arabia has reopened some ports in Yemen a week after the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthi movement there announced a temporary closure of all Yemeni ports to staunch the tide of arms being sent to Houthi rebels from Iran.

The Port of Aden (pictured) is one of the ports that Saudi Arabia's mission to UN announced would reopen Photo: NASA Astronaut photograph ISS047-E-111699/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Saudi Arabia has reopened some ports in Yemen a week after the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthi movement there announced a temporary closure of all Yemeni ports to staunch the tide of arms being sent to Houthi rebels from Iran.