Saudi Arabia pledges $274 mln in aid for Yemen
Yemeni tribal gunmen of the Popular Resistance Committees loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on April 16, 2015 in the city of Taez (AFP Photo/Taha Saleh)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, which is leading a three-week-old air war against rebel forces in Yemen, on Saturday announced $274 million in humanitarian aid for the chaos-wracked country. The pledge, which the official SPA news agency said was ordered by King Salman, followed a UN appeal Friday for $274 million (253 million euros) to provide emergency assistance to the millions ...
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