Attempts to inspect the deteriorating ship have dragged on for years, with UN requests for access repeatedly declined by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control much of Yemen’s north including Hodeida port.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/07/16/yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb

Saleh Al-Jamzi, whose son had languished in Huthi prisons for four years, told AFP: "Thank God we reached this moment.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/born-again-relief-defiance-yemen-prisoners-released

Some media outlets attributed the cause of the stampede to gunfire shot into the air by armed members of the Huthi de facto authorities striking an electrical cable leading to an explosion.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/04/yemen-deadly-stampede-that-killed-at-least-85-people-must-be-promptly-investigated/

“We have come out of the darkness and into the light,” said Mohamed Ahmed, a Huthi fighter who spent nearly six years in captivity.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/04/15/born-again-relief-defiance-as-yemen-prisoners-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=born-again-relief-defiance-as-yemen-prisoners-released