‘Yemen signs aviation deal with Iran’

By Reuters - Feb 28,2015 - Last updated at Feb 28,2015

SANAA — Yemen and Iran signed a civil aviation deal on Saturday, Yemeni state news agency SABA reported, a move that may reflect Tehran's support for the Shiite Muslim militia that now controls Sanaa.

The deal signed in Tehran by the aviation authorities of both countries allows Yemen and Iran each to fly up to 14 flights a week in both directions, SABA said. The websites of the Iranian and Yemeni national airlines indicated there were currently no flights between the two.

The Shiite Muslim Houthi militia seized Yemen's capital in September, which eventually led President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee last month to the port city of Aden where he is seeking to set up a rival power centre.

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