Saudi Arabia's military led military operations in Yemen said its navy on alert in the country's ports.
Coalition military spokesman Saudi Arabia, Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri, said vessel traffic is now controlled to prevent rebel groups outside the entrance to the port and carry more weapons.
Houthi Shiite group that seeks to overthrow President Mansour Hadi Abdrabbuh, who had fled to Saudi Arabia, touted got help from Iran.
But the Tehran government and Huthi rebels repeatedly denied the allegations.
Led coalition launched air attacks on Saudi Arabia Houthi positions in nine of the 12 provinces in Yemen, among others, to prevent the group control of Aden, which is the capital of the interim government after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi government said the military operations in Yemen intended to 'defend the legitimate government' led by President Mansour Hadi.
However the action of Saudi Arabia increase regional tensions, particularly between Saudi Arabia, led by Sunni Muslims, and Iran, which the majority of the Shia community.
United States expressed support for the operation of Saudi Arabia in Yemen but not military action immediately.
In a separate development, at least 45 people were killed in an explosion at a refugee camp in Yemen's al-Mazrak northwest, as reported by the social worker.
The camp accommodates Yemenis displaced by the conflict between the government and Houthi rebels that began in 2009.
Yemeni Foreign Minister, Riyadh Yaseen, has denied that the Saudi air strikes that led to the explosion.
Coalition military spokesman Saudi Arabia, Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri, said vessel traffic is now controlled to prevent rebel groups outside the entrance to the port and carry more weapons.
Houthi Shiite group that seeks to overthrow President Mansour Hadi Abdrabbuh, who had fled to Saudi Arabia, touted got help from Iran.
But the Tehran government and Huthi rebels repeatedly denied the allegations.
Led coalition launched air attacks on Saudi Arabia Houthi positions in nine of the 12 provinces in Yemen, among others, to prevent the group control of Aden, which is the capital of the interim government after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi government said the military operations in Yemen intended to 'defend the legitimate government' led by President Mansour Hadi.
However the action of Saudi Arabia increase regional tensions, particularly between Saudi Arabia, led by Sunni Muslims, and Iran, which the majority of the Shia community.
United States expressed support for the operation of Saudi Arabia in Yemen but not military action immediately.
In a separate development, at least 45 people were killed in an explosion at a refugee camp in Yemen's al-Mazrak northwest, as reported by the social worker.
The camp accommodates Yemenis displaced by the conflict between the government and Houthi rebels that began in 2009.
Yemeni Foreign Minister, Riyadh Yaseen, has denied that the Saudi air strikes that led to the explosion.
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