This file photo taken on November 07, 2017 shows a view of Yemen's rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida (Photo: AFP)
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Wednesday it would reopen a key Red Sea port and Sanaa airport to aid, after a more than two-week blockade following a missile attack on Riyadh.
The coalition said it would reopen Hodeida port to receive "urgent humanitarian and relief materials" and Sanaa airport to UN aircraft from midday on Thursday (0900 GMT).
Hodeida, which is controlled by Houthi rebels who backed by Iran, is a key conduit for much-needed food and medicine imports to Yemen.
The coalition imposed a total blockade of Yemen's ports and airports two days after the Houthis fired a missile at Saudi Arabia on November 4.
The missile was intercepted near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
The United Nations Security Council on November 9 called for the blockade to be lifted, warning that otherwise Yemen would face "the largest famine the world has seen for decades".
The Houthi government on Tuesday announced the country's main international airport was fully functional again, a week after a Saudi-led air strike reportedly destroyed the facility's navigation system.
The airport had been open to only select humanitarian flights.
The country also faces a deadly cholera epidemic and millions stand at the brink of official famine.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says Yemen is highly dependent on imported wheat for its basic needs.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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