UAE sends 75 tonnes of relief aid to Sanaa

An Emirates aircraft landed at Sanaa airport on Wednesday carrying 75 tonnes of medical aid for the first time since Arab coalition troops intervened in Yemen to restore legitimacy after a coup by the Iranian-backed rebels.

The plane, named “the land of two paradises” flew from Sharjah and landed in the Yemeni capital late Wednesday, Yemen’s Marib Press said.

“The plane is the first UAE aircraft to come to Sanaa airport since the start of the coalition operations in Yemen,” it said, quoting an airport source.

The report said the shipment was part of financial and humanitarian aid pledged by the UAE to support the conflict-battered Arab country.

It said massive aid has been delivered to liberated areas in Yemen over the past weeks but Wednesday’s shipment was the first to arrive in Houthi-controlled areas.

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