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Yemen: Saudi-Oman Envoy Meets with Houthi Officials for Peace Talks

Yemen: Saudi-Oman Envoy Meets with Houthi Officials for Peace Talks

Saudi and Omani officials reportedly held talks with the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, over the weekend in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. The envoys discussed ending hostilities and lifting a Saudi-led 'blockade' on Yemeni ports....

Yemeni Govt, Houthis Agree to Swap Prisoners

Yemeni Govt, Houthis Agree to Swap Prisoners

Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Monday that they agreed to exchange some 880 detainees, including 15 Saudis and three Sudanese, after talks in Switzerland facilitated by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)....

Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

As part of a China-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iran has agreed to halt covert weapons shipments to its Houthi allies in Yemen, according to US and Saudi officials. The development is being hailed as a positive step towards ending one of the region's longe...

US Navy Seizes Yemen-Bound Assault Rifles

US Navy Seizes Yemen-Bound Assault Rifles

The US announced on Tuesday the seizure of over 2.1k assault rifles on a ship in the Gulf of Oman, believed to have come from Iran and bound for Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels....