International airlines have suspended flights to Yemen´s main airport for 24 hours due to weeks of clashes between rebels and Islamist fighters near the capital, authorities said.
“Arab and foreign airlines have decided to suspend their flights to Sanaa for 24 hours because of developments in the capital,” the Civil Aviation Authority said overnight.
The move follows fighting between Shiite rebels, known as Huthis or Ansarullah, and Sunni Islamists backed by troops.
Nearly 40 people were killed in violence just outside the capital yesterday.
The clashes came as UN envoy Jamal Benomar held talks in the rebel stronghold of Saada to try to bring an end to Yemen´s political crisis.
