Dec 4, 2018
Yemen : Houthi delegation flies to Sweden
The Houthi delegation left the Yemeni capital Sanaa for Sweden on Tuesday afternoon for UN-sponsored peace talks, the first since 2016, amid pressure from Western countries to end the conflict in the country. Yemen. UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, who arrived in Sana'a on Monday, is accompanying the Shiite militia delegation aboard the plane, which was provided by the Kuwaiti government. A coalition of Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, has been intervening since March 2015 in the Yemeni conflict against the Houthi militiamen in an attempt to restore to power the government of President Abd-Rabbou Mansour Hadi, recognized by the international community. Read the full article