Houthi officials to arrive in Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudi officials -sources

Military helicopters, operated by the Houthis, fly over Sanaa, Yemen September 21, 2022 for the first time since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen and controlled the country's airspace in 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File photo

RIYADH (Reuters) - Houthi and Omani envoys are planning to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to try to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Saudi officials to end the war in Yemen, two people involved in the talks said.

Houthi officials will travel to Riyadh with the Omani mediators, who landed in Sanaa on Thursday, before heading to the kingdom, the sources said.

(Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)