Yemen to officially restore Hanish islands on November 1

Yemen has announced that it is preparing to restore officially on November 1 the Hanish Islands, following the decision of the International Court of Justice, which approved Yemen's sovereignty over the the Red Sea island.

The Yemeni news agency, Sabaa, said that the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh discussed with his Eritrean counterpart, Assyas Afworki, the preparations for Eritrea to hand over the islands to Yemen.