Flights, banks in Yemeni Houthi-held Sanaa resume after UN-Saudi-backed deal

SANAA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Flights to and from Yemen's Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport resumed on Thursday following a United Nations-backed deal, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

The agreement, brokered by Saudi Arabia, was announced on Tuesday by UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. It includes the resumption of flights from Sanaa to Jordan's Amman and new routes to India and Egypt.

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