Iran Press/ Middle East: Ahmad al-Ali said on Wednesday the Saudi coalition stole antiquities during its invasion of Baraqish ancient city in northern Sana'a and the island of Socotra in southeastern Yemen.
Ahmad al-Ali blamed the UN for its remissness over the preservation of the Yemeni historic properties and asserted that the country’s human and civilization heritage as well as its geographical diversity are considered as a source of revenue and that accounts for the Saudis’ attacks on them.
The Yemeni tourism minister said the Saudi coalition's attacks on Yemen have led to the closure of 345 tourist agencies, causing them the damage of hundreds of millions of dollars.
He said more than 470 sites in Yemen were destroyed in attacks by the Saudi coalition attacks.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched a devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the government of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back to power and crushing Ansarullah.
The US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, estimates that the Saudi-led war has claimed the lives of over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016.
The war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN says over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger.
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