Associated Press: Groups: Yemen airport closure ‘death sentence’ for thousands
“The Saudi-led coalition’s closure of the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has prevented thousands of sick civilians from traveling abroad for urgent medical treatment, two international aid groups said in a joint statement. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, the Sanaa airport’s three-year closure has amounted to a ‘death sentence’ for many sick Yemenis…” (Magdy, 8/6).