The Yemeni government reconsiders shifting the political capital from Sana'a to Aden, government sources reported.
The sources said Sana'a would be declared as a historical capital, pointing out that it has no longer enjoy qualities of modern capital.
Many Yemeni prominent intellectuals, writers and journalists have called for transferring the political capital to Aden, affirming that Aden enjoys all factors that make it a modern and civilized political capital.
The sources revealed that the Yemeni interim government headed by Mohammad Salem Basindiwa are currently negotiating with international firms specialized in scheming modern political capitals and cities.
The sources said the government seeks to launch huge development projects in Aden that include transfer of Aden International Airport to the neighboring province of Lahj.
"Among the strategic project the new government intends to carry out is a railway project that would link between several Yemeni provinces," they added.
"Establishment of a government compound to include a number of ministries that will be transferred from Sana'a into Aden."
They affirmed that such orientations meet the ambitions of Yemeni youths who took to streets demanding to build a new civil and modern nation.
Many Yemeni prominent writers and journalists had said that Sana'a is no longer appropriate to stay as a capital while it is surrounded with many tribal militias and weapons, emphasizing that it will be subject to risks and turbulences.
They said that Sana'a lacks to secure supply lines for food commodities and oil derivatives from the port cities.
Yemeni experts warned that its water basin will be run out by 2025 and it has been under siege from an on-going drought for many years.
"Sana’a is a mountainous city with a low water table," they added.