End of Yemen quagmire? Saudi-led coalition, Houthis near peace deal


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  • Monday, 21 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: A girl walks past a tent at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Marib, Yemen April 5, 2021. Picture taken April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties are thrashing out terms for a peace deal that would extricate Saudi Arabia from a costly war and help alleviate a devastating humanitarian crisis, two sources close to the talks and a Houthi official said.

Talks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis are focused on steps to lift a blockade on Houthi-held ports and Sanaa airport in return for a promise from the Iran-aligned group for truce talks, the sources said.

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