Yemenis Suffer as US-Saudi Blockade on Airport Continues

Yemeni people continue to suffer due to the US-Saudi aggression’s deliberate blockade on Sana’a airport, which has been ongoing for the ninth year. Despite some relief efforts, such as limited flights to and from Sana’a International Airport and partial implementation of humanitarian aid, the suffering persists.

According to Khaled Al-Shayef, the director of Sana’a International Airport, the airport has been a target of aggression since the conflict began on March 26th, 2015. The airport has been severely damaged, and airstrikes have continued to occur regularly. Al-Shayef noted that an Iranian plane carrying the wounded from the Al-Hushshush Mosque bombing was not allowed to land, and the airport was closed from August 9th, 2016 until 2021, with only limited flights to Jordan being allowed.

Before the conflict, Sana’a International Airport operated 50 flights per day to over 15 destinations worldwide, accounting for 80% of the needs of the northern regions. However, only six flights per week are currently permitted, causing significant hardship for Yemenis. Al-Shayef called for the complete lifting of the siege on the airport and the Yemeni people.

An international conference organized by Arab and free writers discussed the continued blockade on Sana’a International Airport and the suffering of the Yemeni people. Attendees included activists, scholars, politicians, and journalists from various Arab and Islamic countries. Hamid Antar, the head of the International Campaign to Break the Siege on Sana’a International Airport, praised efforts to end the blockade and expressed gratitude to all those working to expose the aggression against the Yemeni people.

Despite ceasefire agreements, the blockade on Yemen remains, and aggressors are evading compensation, according to Mohammed Al-Nu’mani, a Yemeni political analyst and writer. Adnan Al-Janid, the head of the Sufi Forum in Yemen, accused the coalition of failing to fulfill its promised humanitarian commitments to the Yemeni people.

Dr. Aref Al-Amiri, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Human Rights, emphasized that the world continues to ignore the oppression of the Yemeni people, who have been suffering for 3,000 days.

The speakers’ participation from Arab and Islamic countries confirms the world’s solidarity with the oppressed Yemeni people against the US-Saudi aggression’s tyranny and arrogance. The conference highlighted the urgent need for the international community to take action to end the blockade and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Leaders, scholars, and activists from across the Arab and Islamic world have come together to call for an end to the ongoing blockade on Yemen and the suffering of its people. The international conference, organized by Arab and free writers, highlighted the urgent need for the international community to take action and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.

The conference discussed the continued blockade on Sana’a International Airport, which has severely limited the number of flights in and out of the region, causing significant hardship for Yemenis. Khaled Al-Shayef, the director of the airport, called for the complete lifting of the siege on the airport and the Yemeni people, emphasizing that the airport has been a target of aggression since the conflict began in 2015.

Attendees, including leaders from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Lebanese scholars, and Egyptian writers and politicians, expressed their solidarity with the Yemeni people and praised their strength and resilience in the face of the ongoing aggression and blockade. The speakers called on the world to end the blockade on Yemen, highlighting the world’s silence on the oppression of the Yemeni people and the need to support their struggle against US-Saudi aggression.

Dr. Rola Hteit, the head of the Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship, spoke about the world’s failure to support the Yemeni people, while Adnan Al-Janid, the head of the Sufi Forum in Yemen, accused the coalition of failing to fulfill its promised humanitarian commitments. The conference emphasized the urgent need for the international community to take action to end the blockade and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, who have been enduring the siege for nine long years.