Taiz Governor affirms readiness to open safe roads to ease civilian suffering
Taiz Governor Ahmed Al-Masawi affirmed readiness to open any safe roads to ease civilian suffering and ensure humanitarian supplies reach all districts, stressing the need for reconciliation and healing divisions.
He said the currently open and secured routes include Khadir–Naqil Al-Salw–Al-Ain–Al-Mawasit; Mocha–Al-Wazi’iyah–Al-Kadha–Al-Nashmah in Al-Ma’afer; all roads to Jabal Habashi; and all roads in Al-Shamayatayn and Samie districts and those leading to them. These routes are available to civilian transport and trucks carrying food, medical supplies, fuel , other essential goods to the districts and Taiz city.
Al-Masawi also welcomed the Sana’a-based Yemen Petroleum Company’s readiness to supply all districts with fuel at official prices through its local branch, including Taiz city via the Najd Qasim–Al-Bireen route. Fuel supplies to the Al-Hujariyah districts began over the past two days.
He said the Central Bank of Yemen had designated exchange points in recently liberated districts and urged traders and exchange companies to inform the bank of the amounts they wish to exchange.
The governor stressed that roads leading to central Taiz remain open and secure from his side, rejecting the closure announced on Oct. 2, 2026, which he said had worsened the humanitarian suffering of residents.
He reaffirmed that the Aden–Al-Turbah–Najd Qasim–Bir Basha–Taiz city route and the Al-Hawban–Al-Qasr–Al-Kamb–Hawd Al-Ashraf route remain open, pledging to facilitate and secure their use. He called on the other side to open roads as well, stressing that they are vital lifelines that must not be held hostage to disputes or narrow interests.
Al-Masawi added that coordination was underway with the Hayel Saeed Anam Group and other food companies to deliver essential goods through their distributors in Taiz city and other districts, using warehouses in Hodeidah or Aden. He said his side was ready to secure their passage to all areas as a humanitarian duty.
He urged all parties to prioritize the public interest, promote reconciliation regardless of political affiliations, facilitate the movement of civilians , the delivery of food, medicine , fuel to all parts of the governorate to prevent bloodshed and ease suffering.