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Arab Coalition: 4 Permits Granted to Hodeidah-Bound Ships

A ship unloads its shipment at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen. (Reuters)
A ship unloads its shipment at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen. (Reuters)
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Arab Coalition: 4 Permits Granted to Hodeidah-Bound Ships

A ship unloads its shipment at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen. (Reuters)
A ship unloads its shipment at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen. (Reuters)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Friday that it granted four ships entry to Yemen’s Hodeidah port during the past 24 hours.

It said that six ships were waiting to unload their cargo at the port, while seven others were awaiting to enter the strategic port in western Yemen.

After 68 days of being obstructed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, the Great K ship was allowed to enter the Red Sea port.

After a 39-day forced delay by the militants, the Volante was also granted entry, said the Arab coalition.

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Türkiye Says Over 273,000 Syrian Refugees Have Returned Home

FILE - Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
FILE - Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
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Türkiye Says Over 273,000 Syrian Refugees Have Returned Home

FILE - Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
FILE - Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family drive a truck loaded with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

More than 273,000 Syrians who fled their country's civil war to neighboring Türkiye have returned home since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in December, Türkiye's vice-president said Friday.

"The number of people who have voluntarily returned to Syria since December 8, 2024 has exceeded 273,000," Cevdet Yilmaz was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency.

Some 2.7 million Syrian refugees are still in Türkiye, according to interior ministry figures released in May.

The Turkish government, which supports Syria's new rulers, is hoping to accelerate the return of refugees to ease tensions generated by their presence in parts of the country.