UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital The U.N.'s health agency says flights for Yemeni medical patients in rebel-held areas are continuingCAIRO -- Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from rebel-held areas continued Saturday when a second plane carrying 24 patients took off from Sanaa bound for Jordan's capital, the U.N. health agency said. The conflict began with the 2014 takeover of the capital Sanaa by the rebel Houthis, who control much of the country’s north. The U.S.-backed coalition closed the airspace and prevented any flights from leaving Sanaa, starting in August 2016. There has been no announced explanation for the medical flights but they could be a result of talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Twenty-four patients and their family members “have departed on the second flight today from Sanaa to Amman to receive the treatment,” the WHO tweeted.

Source: ABC News February 08, 2020 17:15 UTC