Yemen Says Saudi-Led Coalition to Allow Commercial Flights

Yemen Says Saudi-Led Coalition to Allow Commercial Flights
Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels shout slogans during a gathering to mobilize more fighters to battlefronts to fight pro-government forces, on June 18, 2017, in the capital Sanaa.Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images
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ADEN–The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against Yemen’s Houthi movement will allow the resumption of international commercial flights to the country, a Yemeni government minister said, easing its nationwide blockade.

The alliance said on Monday it had closed all air, land and sea ports in Yemen to stem the alleged flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran after Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh, which it blamed on Tehran.