Yemeni Deputy Minister of Transport, Nasser Sharif, has affirmed that the port of Hodeidah became out of service, after it was the only outlet for arms smuggling and financial funds for coup militias' gains by controlling its trade movement. He pointed out that efforts are underway to complete the opening of the port of Mokha, adding that his Ministry is working to allocate alternative ports for the port of Hodeidah and land ports for the entry of humanitarian aid through the ports being controlled by the legitimate authority, including the port of Aden and the ports of Mukalla, Mokha and Nashtoun. Deputy Minister Sharif also pointed out that the Ministry is studying legal, administrative, technical and financial procedures to transfer the presidency of the Red Sea Ports Corporation to the Mokha after the government's approval. The port of Hodeidah, controlled by the coup militias, is the only outlet for the coup militia sand the remaining outlet for them to obtain their sources of income after the legitimate forces and the popular resistance with the support of the Arab coalition have completed the liberation of the ports of Mokha and Medi on the Red Sea, making the coup militias lose their balance. Moreover, the movement of the Central Bank of Yemen and the reorientation of the country's revenues to the new Central Bank in Aden have led to a decline in Al-Houthi economic activities where this coup group has begun to feel the tight grip of the internationally recognized government of Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and has sought to exploit other resources. It is worth mentioning that Al-Houthis' control of the most populous areas helped them to collect taxes and customs from the people in these areas and the bulk of these revenues come from their imposition of increased custom fees and taxes on all types of goods being sold in markets in areas under their control, so the restoration of Hodeidah port will lead to the coup militias' loss of one of their largest sources of income.
