Locust Invade 4 Yemeni Governorates, Head towards Saudi Arabia

On Friday, swarms of desert locusts invaded the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, passing through the other three governorates of Amran, Al Mahwit, and Saada, heading towards the Saudi border.

Pictures published by the Chinese news agency "Xinhua" showed swarms of locusts blanketing the sky of the Yemeni capital.

The locust caused heavy damage to agricultural crops that are close to maturity, in light of the complete inability of the local authorities to control or limit them.

The Desert Locust Control and Control Center at the Ministry of Agriculture in the Houthi-affiliated government of Sana'a warned of the danger of locusts and their effects, calling on local authorities, farmers, and beekeepers to contribute to the control efforts.

On the other hand, the Houthi group in Yemen criticized the awarding of the UN World Food Program the Nobel Peace Prize, accusing the program of "bias and failure" in dealing with the Yemen crisis.

"We find that the program has largely failed in the most important criterion, which is combating hunger because there are a large number of people suffering from malnutrition in Yemen," said Talat Al-Sharjabi, a spokesman for the Houthi relief agency.

Al-Sharjabi also indicated that there is also a failure in neutrality in terms of the distribution of humanitarian aid in Yemen.

Tension hangs over the relationship between the UN Food Program and the Houthi group, as the program accused the group of "stealing aid," while the rebels say that the UN agency "distributes expired and spoiled food and is not neutral.

Yemeni sources reported renewed fighting between the Houthi forces and the internationally recognized government backed by the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia in the Hodeidah governorate, west of the country.

On Wednesday, news agencies quoted Yemeni officials from both sides of the conflict as saying that violent confrontations renewed in the districts of Hays and Al-Durayhimi, south of the strategic port of Hodeidah, leaving at least 52 dead, including civilians, and about 70 wounded, including about 20 civilians.