Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and militiamen loyal to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have exchanged hundreds of prisoners captured during the Saudi-led war on the Arab country.
The U.N. envoy to Yemen hailed a ’constructive’ first full day of Yemen peace talks Friday but called for a halt to airstrikes by an Arab-led coalition.
Saudi jets carried out three airstrikes on the southern province of Ta’iz. Earlier, at least four civilians, including a child were killed in Bayda province
Delayed peace talks aimed at ending 13 months of conflict in Yemen resumed on Friday, a day after UN mediators finally managed to get warring sides to the table.
Yemen’s national delegation stressed the importance of halting the Saudi-led aggression before getting into any discussion during the UN-sponsored talks taking place in the Kuwaiti capital.
HRW, Amnesty Intl. and CAAT urge Obama to take a stand on the issue of civilian deaths in Yemen
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