Abdullatif Al-Washali
Press TV, Sana’a
‘The US detains oil ships’ was the slogan chanted by protesters in a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in Sana’a.
The crowd condemned the continued detention of oil ships by the Saudi-led coalition and demanded their release.
The fuel crisis has deeply affected Yemen’s health sector.
Major hospitals, such as Al-Thawra in the capital, are on the verge of closure due to lack of fuel to provide services.
Twelve Yemeni oil vessels are still detained by the Saudi-led coalition. This has worsened the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Yemenis blame the United Nations for its apathy toward Saudi Arabia’s illegal detention of oil ships.