RIYADH, May 11 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition, on Sunday, rejected as “baseless,” the allegation of the Houthi militia, that the kingdom deported 800 Somalis to Yemen.
Instead, Turki Al Maliki, the coalition spokesman, accused the Houthis of forcefully deporting more than 8,000 Africans, including children and women, from Yemen to the Saudi borders, in Apr.
Saudi Arabia had provided the deportees with the required aid, he noted.
Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia announced that, it would host an online conference on June 2, in cooperation with the United Nations, to attract financial support for Yemen.– NNN-SPA
