Yemen: Ghayza Airport Opened to Receive Aid

The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
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Yemen: Ghayza Airport Opened to Receive Aid

The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)

An official source in the Coalition Forces Command (the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen) announced that in coordination with Yemen's legitimate government, Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province was opened to receive planes carrying relief and humanitarian aid.

The source said the first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft had arrived loaded with 5,000 baskets of food provided by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works.

He stressed that the coalition forces have harnessed all the potential to contribute to the delivery of humanitarian aid and relief materials to the beneficiaries within Yemen.

Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah has emphasized the opening of the airport, pointing out that the center initiated the first humanitarian aid through a plane belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force carrying 5,000 food baskets.

Dr. Rabiah also said that this initiative will facilitate the entry of aid more quickly in order to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.



US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
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US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)

The United States is deferring the removal of certain Lebanese citizens from the country, President Joe Biden said on Friday, citing humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon amid tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.

The deferred designation, which lasts 18 months, allows Lebanese citizens to remain in the country with the right to work, according to a memorandum Biden sent to the Department of Homeland Security.

"Humanitarian conditions in southern Lebanon have significantly deteriorated due to tensions between Hezbollah and Israel," Biden said in the memo.

"While I remain focused on de-escalating the situation and improving humanitarian conditions, many civilians remain in danger; therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Lebanese nationals who are present in the United States."

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire since Hezbollah announced a "support front" with Palestinians shortly after its ally Hamas attacked southern Israeli border communities on Oct. 7, triggering Israel's military assault in Gaza.

The fighting in Lebanon has killed more than 100 civilians and more than 300 Hezbollah fighters, according to a Reuters tally, and led to levels of destruction in Lebanese border towns and villages not seen since the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war.

On the Israeli side, 10 Israeli civilians, a foreign agricultural worker and 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed. Tens of thousands have been evacuated from both sides of the border.