Yemen Petroleum Company on Friday ordered to shut down fuel stations violating regulations especially the fuel prices, a move which comes as the country is suffering from acute shortages.
Taking advantage of the shortages blamed on the blockade on Yemen as well as the persistent conflict, the fuel stations in the capital city of Sanaa have lately started to sell fuels for quadrupled prices.
Moreover, the black market has flourished with barrels of fuels, mostly petrol, seen on most of the capital's streets.
The prices set by the stations and the black market are the same, 10.000 YR, around $47, per 20 litres.
Black market traders told the Yemen Post they get fuels from the province of Marib and that the Houthi militants have neither objected to nor taken measures over their activity.
Yemen has been facing acute shortages of fuels for around seven months.
The blockade on all sea, land and air routes, which was imposed by the Saudi-led coalition as part of the military intervention, is to blame.
In cities where battles between the national forces and the Houthi militants such as Taiz are raging, there are no fuels.
In case some quantities reach these cities occasionally, fuels are being sold for prices up by 1.000% from the normal prices.
The fuel crisis has deepened the suffering of the Yemeni people after it forced many hospitals, almost all power plants and water projects to shut down.