Saudi to reopen Yemen airports

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Nations says the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen will begin reopening airports and seaports in the Arab world’s poorest country. The mission’s announcement came in a statement early on Monday. It says, “The first step in this process will be taken within 24 hours and involves reopening all the ports in areas controlled by” Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which the coalition backs.