DUBAI: Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, a long-sought confidence-building measure in diplomatic efforts to end the five-year war. Supervised by the United Nations and WHO, the flights from Sanaa will go to Amman and Cairo in Egypt. “It is hoped these flights will enable the opening of regular medical ‘bridge’ flights for sick patients,” said aid organization the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Although the Houthis control Sanaa airport, access is restricted by the coalition, which controls the air space. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthis’ Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said 32,000 people are registered on medical evacuation lists.

Source: Pakistan Today February 03, 2020 12:11 UTC