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Ceasefire In Yemen, A Step Toward Broader Peace Deal –UN Envoy

Ceasefire In Yemen, A Step Toward Broader Peace Deal –UN Envoy

A renewed two-month ceasefire in war-torn Yemen that has given the populace a sense of normalcy, according to the UN special envoy, is the first step toward a broader peace settlement.

The truce ‘has delivered some humanitarian respite to the population that is unprecedented in terms of the history of the conflict, and from that point of view, it also provides us with scope and breathing space for engaging on a political settlement’, Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg told reporters in an interview on Saturday.

‘The truce is the first step towards a broader settlement,’ he said on the sidelines of …

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House Of Reps Takes Action Against Trump After Acquittal

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution seeking to end America’s support for the Saudi-United Arab Emirate war in Yemen.

This was passed by 241-177 vote at the House and will now go to the Senate where lawmakers of both the Democratic and Republican will decide its final fate.

This is the first major action against President Donald Trump’s administration by the House after the Senate acquit him on the impeachment trial on Wednesday.

A similar bill that was passed in December 2019 by the Senate died when Congress adjourned for the year.

Democratic lawmaker, Jim McGovern, while

Yemen rebel attack injures 26 at Saudi airport

Yemen rebel attack injures 26 at Saudi airport

A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia wounded 26 civilians on Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels said.

Yemen’s Huthi rebels, who have faced persistent coalition bombing since March 2015 that has exacted a heavy civilian death toll, have stepped up missile and drone attacks across the border in recent weeks.

Eight of those wounded at Abha airport were admitted to hospital, coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said.

The other 18 were discharged after receiving first aid, he added in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

The Huthi rebels said earlier that …