Yemen rebels heading to Kuwait for delayed talks

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: UN-brokered peace talks on Yemen’s war were due to begin in Kuwait on Thursday after a three-day delay, as a rebel delegation said they were finally heading to the crucial negotiations. The United Nations has been pushing the talks that it hopes will end a conflict that has been exploited by jihadists and sent tensions between Iran and its Gulf rivals soaring. More than 6,400 people have been killed and almost 2.8 million displaced since a Saudi-led coalition began operations in March 2015 against Iran-backed rebels who have seized swathes of territory, including the capital Sanaa.

 

 

Yemen rebels heading to Kuwait for delayed talks

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: UN-brokered peace talks on Yemens war were due to begin in Kuwait on Thursday after a three-day delay, as a rebel delegation said they were finally heading to the crucial negotiations. The United Nations has been pushing the talks that it hopes will end a conflict that has been exploited by jihadists and sent tensions between Iran and its Gulf rivals soaring. More than 6,400 people have been killed and almost 2.8 million displaced since a Saudi-led coalition began operations in March 2015 against Iran-backed rebels who have seized swathes of territory, including the capital Sanaa.