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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Aden - Mohammed Nasser

Fuel Imports to Houthi-Controlled Areas Increase by 500%

A ship unloads a cargo of wheat at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeya

The United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM) said Friday that fuel imports to Houthi-controlled ports increased by 500 percent during October.

The UN data came to contradict false reports published by militia leaders who claim that fuel prices are increasing in their controlled areas because the Arab coalition to support legitimacy is holding fuel ships.

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