Houthis Target Bakeries

Houthi-affiliated committees have closed around 78 bakeries and bread ovens in Sana’a’s Ma’een and Al-Wahdah districts, citing violations of weight regulations. Twenty-five have since reopened after their owners paid money, according to local sources. Bakery owners said the campaign was intended to impose levies and had also targeted charitable bakeries, depriving hundreds of poor and displaced families of free or subsidized bread. This comes amid dwindling availability and fears of rising prices. Bakers also said they had been forced to mix white flour with poor-quality flour that had been stored for years, warning of the risks to bread quality and consumers’ health.

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