As Houthi sanctions take force, US carves out exceptions for humanitarian aid and other goods

The US Treasury Department has carved out exceptions to its new sanctions against the Houthis to allow humanitarian aid to continue to flow into Yemen.

The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued guidance that it said highlights that the sanctions against Ansar Allah, as the Houthi movement is officially known, are not intended to stand in the way of delivering supplies needed by the people of Yemen, who have been caught in a civil war since 2014.