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  • UN envoy to Yemen holds constructive talks with Houthi militia

    UN envoy to Yemen holds constructive talks with Houthi militia

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    Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg announced that he had “positive engagements” with the Houthi militia in capital Sanaa, calling on concerning parties to take bold steps to end the years-long war in the country.

    Speaking to reporters after concluding his two-day talks, Grundberg said the discussions were “frank, detailed and constructive”, reports Xinhua news agency.

    He said he was encouraged by the “positive and constructive atmosphere” and looked forward to holding further talks with the rebel group, Yemen’s internationally recognised government, as well as Saudi Arabia and Oman.

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    “Moving forward, any agreement needs to deliver tangible benefits for all Yemenis. It should durably stop the violence through a cease-fire that ensures the safety of the Yemeni people,” Grundberg said, adding that any agreement should pave the way for an “inclusive, Yemeni-owned political process under the UN auspices”.

    The UN envoy called for increasing aid access through the Sanaa airport and Hodeidah ports, resuming oil exports, and opening key roads.

    After a year of relative calm in Yemen, Grundberg urged all sides to take “bold steps” to end the conflict that has ravaged the country for over eight years.

    Grundberg arrived in Sanaa on Monday to meet with high-ranking leaders of the Houthi group.

    The envoy’s visit comes after two diplomatic delegations from Oman and Saudi Arabia visited the city in early April and held direct talks with Houthi representatives, which the militia described as “serious and positive” and made progress on some issues.

    Yemen has been embroiled in a years-long military conflict after the Houthi militia took control of several northern cities and ousted the government from Sanaa in 2014.

    The ongoing conflict has resulted in a staggering number of casualties and has plunged the Arab world’s poorest country into humanitarian crises, including widespread famine.

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  • Saudi delegation arrives in Yemen to hold ceasefire talks with Houthi rebels

    Saudi delegation arrives in Yemen to hold ceasefire talks with Houthi rebels

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    Sanaa: A Saudi delegation arrived in the Yemeni capital here to hold ceasefire talks with the Houthi militia, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday.

    The Saudi delegation arrived along with Omani officials to meet here with Mahdi al-Mashat, chairman of the Houthi’s political council, for discussion of arrangements to renew the ceasefire deal that ended in October 2022, said the report, Xinhua News Agency reported.

    “The move came as part of Oman’s mediation efforts to bring peace to Yemen,” it said.

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    Oman, which borders both Yemen and Saudi Arabia, has actively engaged in brokering a truce in Yemen in coordination with the UN peace efforts.

    Muhammad al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Yemeni Shura Council and a prominent leader in the Houthi group, told Xinhua that Muhammad Al Jaber, Saudi ambassador to Yemen, arrived on Saturday as the head of the Saudi delegation to Yemen’s capital.

    Also on Saturday, the Houthi group said it had received 13 prisoners of war released by Saudi Arabia in exchange for a Saudi prisoner the group said it released earlier.

    Peace efforts to end the war in Yemen have been increasing, particularly after recent Chinese efforts to ease tensions and restore diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

    The conflict in Yemen erupted in late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern cities and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa.

    The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 to support the Yemeni government.

    The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 4 million, and pushed the country to the brink of starvation.

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  • Saudi Arabia frees 13 Houthi prisoners as Omani officials visit Sanaa

    Saudi Arabia frees 13 Houthi prisoners as Omani officials visit Sanaa

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    Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has released 13 Houthi prisoners, in exchange for a Saudi prisoner who was released earlier.

    The release on Saturday came as Omani officials arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as part of international efforts to end the years-long conflict in Yemen.

    The head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, Abd al-Qadir al-Murtada took to Twitter on Saturday, wrote, “Today, we received 13 Houthi prisoners and detainees who were released by the Saudi authorities in Sana’a International Airport in exchange for a Saudi prisoner whom we released earlier.”

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    He adds, “We hope that this step will be a prelude to the implementation of the deal agreed upon at the end of this week.”

    Al-Murtada said, “The prisoners released today from Saudi prisons are part of the deal agreed upon by the United Nations.”

    Al-Murtada indicated that the rest of the steps related to the full implementation of the deal will be completed next Thursday.

    On March 20, 2023, the Yemeni government announced an agreement with the Houthi group to release 887 prisoners and abductees from both sides, including Saudis and Sudanese, at the conclusion of consultations held in Switzerland regarding the exchange of prisoners between the two parties.

    In March 2022, the Yemeni government signed an agreement with the Houthis under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) to exchange more than 2,200 prisoners from both sides, but the process of their release stalled amid mutual accusations of obstructing it.

    During consultations in Sweden in 2018, the two parties submitted lists of more than 15,000 prisoners, detainees and abductees, but no accurate official count of numbers is available after this date.

    Yemen is suffering from a war that began after the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces at the end of 2014, and the conflict escalated since March 2015, after an Arab military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened to support the legitimate government forces, in the face of the Iranian-backed Houthi group.



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  • 2 Yemen abductees die after brutal torture in Houthi prisons

    2 Yemen abductees die after brutal torture in Houthi prisons

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    2 Yemeni abductee died under brutal torture in Houthi prisons

    Two Yemeni nationals abducted by the Houthis died after being brutally tortured in prisons of the Houthi militia in the capital, Sanaa, local media reported.

    The two Yemenis are Munassar bin Hussein bin Sheikh Al-Rasas, civilian and Hadi Hussein Salem Al-Saw’i, soldier.

    As per a report by Arab News, on Friday, January 20, the Houthi representative informed the families of Munassar and Hadi’s death, but gave no further details.

    40-year-old Munassar bin Hussein bin Sheikh Al-Rasas, a Yemeni expatriate working in Saudi Arabia, was kidnapped while returning to his family home in the central Al-Bayda governorate to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in July 2022.

    26-year-old Hadi Hussein Salem Al-Saw’i, from Al-Nu’man district, had died under horrific Houthi torture, a year and a half after his captivity.

    These two individuals are the latest recorded victims of the Houthis’ brutal interrogation methods in areas under their control, including Sanaa.

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