In Yemen, war at home and in the region drives up prices

In Sanaa, Ahmed Yahya, a taxi driver, recently experienced a 10% increase in petrol prices, rising from 4,750 to 5,250 Yemeni riyals. This hike, described by the Houthi-controlled Yemen Petroleum Company as temporary, is attributed to a global rise in fuel prices, worsened by the US-Israel war and recent military events in Yemen. Yahya, a father of three, expresses despair over this new burden in a country where 18 million people face acute food insecurity.