Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


With New US Leadership, Analysts See Hope for Yemen

Dale Gavlak

   AMMAN - This week the Biden administration suspended sanctions on
   Yemen's Houthis, the rebel group backed by Iran, for a month until
   February 26 -- a move welcomed by the United Nations and aid agencies.

   Washington is reviewing the decision taken in the waning days of former
   President Donald Trump's tenure to designate the Houthis as a "foreign
   terrorist organization."

   The United Nations and 22 aid agencies working in Yemen fear the
   designation could trigger a large-scale famine by choking off badly
   needed food and medical imports and exacerbating its already dire
   humanitarian crisis.

   Ninety percent of Yemen's staples are imported.

.