The meeting between Prince Mohammad and King Hamad came on Monday as Saudi Arabia is looking for a way out of the Yemeni crisis after 20 days since the start of the Saudi-led airstrikes against Yemen that have so far resulted in the death of over 2,500 people, mainly civilians, and brought wide international condemnation.
Saudi Arabia started its unauthorized aerial bombardments on Yemen on March 26. The Saudi-led attacks have drawn international criticism after claiming the lives of at least 2500 people, mostly women and children, and razing thousands of housing units to the ground.
Also, thousands of people have been injured during the attacks as the Saudi offensive enters its 20th consecutive day.
Some western countries, including the US, have backed the Saudi aggression despite international calls for a swift halt to the attacks.
Saudi airstrikes targeted several areas across Yemen on the 20th day of the monarchy’s air campaign against the Arab country.
According to reports, Saudi warplanes pounded the provinces of Bayda, Sana’a, Shabwa and Ad Dali’ in their latest airstrikes on Tuesday, killing and injuring large groups of people.
Dozens of women and children were among the dead.
Two power stations in Bayda and Sana’a also came under the Saudi air raids, leading to a blackout across the cities.
Aid agencies have warned of a rising humanitarian crisis including food shortages in Yemen as Saudi-led warplanes continue to hit the Arab country for a third week.
Residents said warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition of countries pounded residential areas in Aden on Sunday and Monday.
Humanitarian groups have struggled to bring aid into the country and the situation in Aden was deteriorating rapidly.
"Shops are closed. We have a problem of food," said Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, the Yemen representative of Doctors without Borders (MSF).
Metaz al-Maisuri, an activist living in Aden, said basic services had stopped and there had been a "mass exodus" of civilians from the city.
"We are unable to leave our houses to buy what we need because of the Saudi attacks," said Adwaa Mubarak, a 48-year-old woman in Aden.
