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

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

STORY: Yemenis face "harsher-than-ever" Eid al-Fitr amid ongoing clashes in Red Sea SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:03 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemenis shopping at a market ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED ABU AL-ARABI, Dessert vendor in Sanaa 3. various of Yemenis shopping at a market 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED HAMOOD, Customer at the market 5. various of Yemenis shopping at a market STORYLINE: 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. "This year is harsher than ever. There are fewer customers even than the previous years," sighs Mohamed Abu al-Ara

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