Yemen warring parties agree to extend truce; Biden salutes ‘courageous’ Saudi leadership

JEDDAH: The Iran-backed Houthi militia bowed to Saudi-led diplomatic stress on Thursday and agreed to an extension of the UN-brokered truce in Yemen simply hours earlier than it was attributable to expire.

United Nations Particular Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg mentioned the prolonged truce is below the identical phrases as the unique deal that was attributable to expire on Thursday.

“For the previous two months, Yemenis have skilled the tangible advantages of the truce,” Grundberg mentioned in an announcement.