Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom
By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation. It remains unclear what terms are being discussed between Riyadh and the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have held Yemen’s capital of Sanaa since September 2014. But the trip comes after regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a Chinese-mediated détente earlier this year and as there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity between the different parties in the proxy war.