Iraq allocates aircraft to carry Iraqis in Yemen back home

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com – Iraq ’s State Minister and the Spokesman for the Iraqi Government, Ali al-Dabbagh, has stated on Sunday that the Iraqi government had allocated a special plane to carry all Iraqis wishing to return home from Yemen .   “The Iraqi government has allocated a special plane to carry the Iraqis, wishing to return home from Yemen ,” Dabbagh told the semi-official al-Iraqiya TV Channel.   The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, is witnessing open sit-in demonstrations by thousands of people, demanding the resignation of Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, ruling the country since 32 years, following weeks of demonstrations by young Yemenis, who raised the same demand.   ST / SKH   502