Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber said that the Kingdom has provided fuel to all Yemeni hospitals, without exception, within its efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to all Yemeni governorates.
“All Yemeni hospitals have been provided with Saudi fuel to serve the Yemeni brothers in all governorates without distinction or exception,” the ambassador said on his Twitter account, hinting that the Saudi grant has covered all hospitals, including those in areas controlled by Houthi militias.
Meanwhile, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRELIEF) said that it has continued to deliver comprehensive humanitarian aid in Yemen, as well as providing fuel to hospitals and water plants across the country.
On Sunday, the Center launched a campaign to distribute food aid in the liberated districts of Al-Khokha and Al-Hayes in southern Hodeidah province, to alleviate the suffering of the population.
The relief campaign aims to deliver 22,000 food baskets to the target groups in the two districts, with 11,000 food baskets per district.
Last week, Saudi Arabia announced the deposit of $2 billion in the Yemeni Central Bank, in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, to save the Yemeni economy and currency from collapse due to the ongoing practices by Houthi rebels.
“The Kingdom’s deposit of $2 billion, in addition to the previous $1 billion in the Central Bank of Yemen, is aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people as a result of the actions of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias, including starvation, killing and abuse, and looting of banks and state revenues,” Al-Jaber said.
The immediate deposit of the new Saudi grant has curbed the continued deterioration of the local currency, which recovered part of its lost value against other foreign currencies, with the banking sector predicting that the deposit would stabilize the market.
