{"id":27230,"date":"2018-12-28T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27230"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:22:39","slug":"bahrain-resumes-activity-in-embassy-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27230","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain resumes activity in embassy in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"93\">\n<p>\nHODEIDAH: The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by Yemen\u2019s government to pay the salaries of civil servants in the militia-held city of Hodeidah starting this month.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more than two years, the government has been unable to pay salaries and the riyal dropped sharply against the dollar, leaving Yemenis unable to afford food and water.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cPresident (Abedrabbo Mansour) Hadi\u2019s decision is an important step towards improving the economic situation, and alleviating the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people,\u201d the office of the UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe (special envoy) hopes there will be more steps in this direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nOn Thursday, Hadi instructed the government to \u201curgently work on paying the salaries of all civil servants in Hodeidah province starting from December\u201d, Saba state news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>\nEarlier this month, deputy central bank chief Shokeib Hobeishy said that Yemen\u2019s central bank was expecting a $3 billion cash injection from Gulf allies.<\/p>\n<p>\nHis statement came after a $2.2 billion infusion by Saudi Arabia to stem a slide in the Yemeni riyal.<\/p>\n<p>\nMore than one million civil servants lost their jobs in 2016, when Hadi moved the central bank from the militia-held capital Sanaa to Aden, controlled by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\nA ceasefire &#8212; agreed at peace talks in Sweden earlier this month &#8212; went into effect in Hodeidah city and its surroundings on December 18 but has remained shaky with the warring sides accusing each other of violations.<\/p>\n<p>\nAn AFP correspondent said on Friday gunfire was heard overnight in the south of the Red Sea city, whose port serves as an entry point for the majority of imports and humanitarian aid to the war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe heard the sounds of jets in the early hours of the morning for a brief 15 minutes, but it has been complete calm since then,\u201d the correspondent said, adding that the situation on the ground remains \u201ctense\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe conflict between the Iran-aligned Houthi militia and troops loyal to Hadi escalated in 2015, when he fled into Saudi exile and a Saudi-led military coalition intervened.<\/p>\n<p>\nSince then, the war has killed some 10,000 people, according to the World Health Organization, although human rights groups say the real death toll could be five times as high.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe conflict has unleashed a major humanitarian crisis and pushed 14 million Yemenis to the brink of famine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HODEIDAH: The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by Yemen\u2019s government to pay the salaries of civil servants in the militia-held city of Hodeidah starting this month. 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