Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, leading the 10-nation coalition undertaking a military operation against the Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, announced on Monday the coalition's control over Yemen's sea ports, Xinhua reported citing Al Arabiya News.

Ahmed Al Asiri, spokesperson of the "Decisive Storm" military operation, said that the Saudi-led coalition carried out a maritime campaign which succeeded in securing Yemen's sea ports, where all arriving and departing ships were being screened.