Arab Coalition Allows Fuel Ship to Enter Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

Ships are unloaded at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen November 16, 2016. (Reuters file photo)
Ships are unloaded at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen November 16, 2016. (Reuters file photo)
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Arab Coalition Allows Fuel Ship to Enter Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

Ships are unloaded at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen November 16, 2016. (Reuters file photo)
Ships are unloaded at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen November 16, 2016. (Reuters file photo)

The Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen allowed on Saturday a fuel ship to enter the port city of Hodeidah.

An official source said that the Coalition permitted the Bahia Danas ship, which was carrying 13,808 metric tons of fuel, to enter the port.

The source stressed that the Coalition will continue to support humanitarian and relief efforts in Yemen,

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki had declared that the Iranian-backed Houthi militias were preventing the distribution of vaccines in the war-torn country. They were also looting medical and food aid.

Such acts are a violation of all humanitarian laws, he stressed.

The Coalition had on Wednesday announced that it will continue to keep Houthi-held Hodeidah open to receiving relief aid.

It will remain open for 30 days, at the recommendation of United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed.



French President Macron Will Travel to Lebanon on January 17

 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members for the traditional Epiphany cake ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members for the traditional Epiphany cake ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)
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French President Macron Will Travel to Lebanon on January 17

 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members for the traditional Epiphany cake ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members for the traditional Epiphany cake ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2025. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Lebanon on January 17, Macron's office said on Tuesday, more than a week after Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state.

"With this visit, the head of state wishes to underline France's unwavering commitment to supporting Lebanon, its sovereignty and its unity," said a statement from the French presidency.