Feature: Yemenis face "harsher-than-ever" Eid al-Fitr amid ongoing clashes in Red Sea


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

SANAA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A hush falls over the busy al-Milh market in the old city of Yemen's capital Sanaa. The narrow lanes, where the cacophony of bartering and greetings never eases during the fast-breaking festival of Eid al-Fitr, now hold a somber air.

The harsh economic reality worsened by the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea has completely soured the festive spirit of a day that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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