Saudi Arabia Plans To Give Yemen Economic Aid Worth $1.2 billion

Fighting has largely stopped with the Iran-aligned Houthis in north Yemen over the last year.

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The Saudi-backed government, based in Aden, has grappled with a weak currency.
Riyadh:

Saudi Arabia is giving Yemen's presidential council $1.2 billion to help the country's struggling economy, a Saudi source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Fighting has largely stopped with the Iran-aligned Houthis in north Yemen over the last year but the Saudi-backed government, based in Aden, has grappled with a weak currency and high prices.

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