Germany announces $140mln in humanitarian aid to Yemen -minister

DUBAI- Germany announced on Tuesday 125 million euros ($139.8 million) in humanitarian assistance to Yemen, Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, told a pledging conference for the war-ravaged country.

Saudi Arabia hosted a virtual U.N. conference to help raise some $2.4 billion to counter funding shortages for aid operations in Yemen. ($1 = 0.8944 euros)

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