Houthi envoys heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudis sources

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Houthi and Omani envoys are planning to head to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night 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 Sana’a on Thursday, the sources said, Reuters reports. The Saudi government and a Houthi spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The trip will be the first official visit by Houthi officials to the Kingdom since the war broke out in Yemen in 2014, after the Iran-aligned group...