November 27, 2017 4:59 AM

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First food aid in weeks docks at rebel-held Yemen port

A vessel carrying the first shipment of food aid in three weeks docked today at the rebel-controlled Red Sea port of Saleef in western Yemen, a United Nations official said.<br/>'<br/>Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for the World Food Programme for the Middle East and North Africa region, said some 25 thousand tonnes of wheat will be offloaded early tomorrow.<br/>'<br/>Earlier this month, a Saudi-led coalition battling Iran- backed Huthi rebels imposed a blockade on Yemeni ports and airports in response to a missile fired by the Huthis that was intercepted near Riyadh airport.<br/>

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