Saudi oil port in Yemen
Saudi Arabia, which is currently leading a multi-country coalition fighting in Yemen, plans to set up an oil exporting port in al-Mahra province, bordering the Arabian Sea, according to a letter cited in an Arabi21 report.
In the letter - allegedly sent by the Jeddah-based Huta Group, a marine construction company, to the Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed al-Jaber - the firm says it will make arrangements to visit the site at al-Mahra, conduct necessary surveys and gather essential data to prepare a technical and financial offer to implement the port, according to Arabi21.
Al-Mahra province, often described as the eastern gateway to Yemen, was the site last month of unrest, as residents publicly rejected Saudi policies in the country and the kingdom's dominance over vital facilities in the area.
The province has 560km of Arabian Sea coastline and also features the busy seaport of Nishtun.
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