Yemen s Aden Airport to Reopen Despite Missile Blasts Published January 3rd, 2021 - 06:58 GMT
Fighters with the Saudi-backed coalition assess the damage inside the airport of Yemen s southern city of Aden on December 31, 2020, a day after explosions rocked the building, killing or injuring dozens of people. Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP
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Saudi-backed engineering experts coordinated with Yemeni authorities to assess and repair damage.
Aden airport will officially open on Sunday and flights are set to resume as normal despite repairs continuing in the wake of the missile attack last week.
Yemen’s Minister of Transport Abdel Salam Hamid made the announcement on Saturday as a team of Saudi-backed engineering experts coordinated with Yemeni authorities to assess and repair damage caused by a deadly attack on Aden’s airport last Wednesday.
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RIYADH: Aden airport will officially open on Sunday and flights are set to resume as normal despite repairs continuing in the wake of the missile attack last week.
Yemen’s Minister of Transport Abdel Salam Hamid made the announcement on Saturday as a team of Saudi-backed engineering experts coordinated with Yemeni authorities to assess and repair damage caused by a deadly attack on Aden’s airport last Wednesday.
Less than 24 hours after the attack, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) formed a team to evaluate the damage to Aden International Airport following the explosion that occurred as members of the new Yemeni government arrived in the interim capital. The engineering team included contractors, consultants and technical experts, who will supervise works to repair the damage caused by the bomb attack on the airport building.
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Saudi Arabia Announces $81 Million Development Projects in Yemen Published December 29th, 2020 - 08:00 GMT
The three Saudi megaprojects in Yemen include the establishment of a SR213 million King Salman Medical and Educational City in Mahra governorate, a SR54.4 million rehabilitation of Aden International Airport, and SR36 million to improve Al-Abr road in the city of Marib. (Shutterstock)
Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced a series of development projects in Yemen, including three megaprojects with a combined value of SR303.4 million ($80.91 million), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The contracts were signed in Riyadh by Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber in the presence of Yemen’s ministers of planning and international cooperation, finance, public health and population, transport, and public works and roads.