A total of 8,399 Yemenis, who have been stranded in Egypt, Jordan and India, returned to their country, the Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works said.

The center had adopted a comprehensive program for the return of stranded Yemenis to their country by providing them with appropriate care and transport means, center supervisor Abdullah bin Abdelaziz al Rabia said.

A total of 50 flights have been operated to airlift the 8,399 stranded Yemenis: 5,200 from Egypt, 2,078 from India, 1,029 from Jordan and 92 from the UAE, he said.