Saudi Arabia Blocking Flights Bringing Cash to Yemen, ’Strangling’ Economy
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Yemen's Central Bank, based in the country's south, is accusing a Saudi-led coalition of blocking flights bringing cash to the country and "strangling" its economy.
Governor Mansr al-Qaiti said the blockade deprives Yemen's internationally-recognized government of the ability to pay salaries for 1 million civil servants.
He says the coalition banned 13 flights carrying cash to the southern port city of Aden since April, "without justification or clear reason."
Sunday's statement expressed "deep regret for such impediments," saying they undermine the bank's daily business and accusing the coalition of "strangling" Yemen's economy.
Relatively, Yemen has also been hit by a deadly cholera outbreak and is on the edge of famine.
More than 12,000 people have lost their lives since March 2015, when the Saudi kingdom began its offensive against the Arab world's poorest nation.
The Saudi regime has also been enforcing an all-out blockade against Yemen.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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