According to the Nova Agency, the Saudi government cabinet has expressed satisfaction with King Salman's directives to deposit 2 billion dollars in the Central Bank of Yemen, bringing the total of Riad's deposits to 3 billion dollars. The Saudi newspaper "Arab News" reports it. At a meeting held last night and chaired by King Salman, the government stressed that this step is presented as "an extension of the Kingdom's support to the Yemeni people", helping it to cope with the economic burdens caused by the "crimes of the Houthi militias supported from Iran, which have plundered the country and its resources ". In addition, the Council of Ministers welcomed the global humanitarian aid plan announced during the meeting of foreign ministers of the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen in support of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, which includes a contribution from 1,5 billion of dollars to support the country by all Member States.
Remaining in Yemen, today's news, provided by the Saudi media, of serious clashes that occurred in the province of Saada, which would have caused the death of 40 rebels. The rebels, on the other hand, report nine victims caused by a Saudi air raid. According to Saudi TV Al-Ekhbariya, the rebels were killed in the last 24 hours by the pro-government alliance supported by Saudi Arabia, which controls several sectors of the province along the border with the kingdom. A provincial health department official said four children are among nine civilians killed in air strikes in the last 24 hours.
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