Three governments accuse the Huthis of violating the ceasefire in the port city of Hodeida 970 times since it came into force on December 18
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Hodeida
UK welcomes Saudi-led coalition probe into Yemen strike
Saudi-led coalition on Saturday said ‘mistakes’ had been made in the August 9 strike on a crowded marketplace in a part of northern Yemen held by Houthi rebels
Abu Dhabi
UAE backs UN talks between warring Yemen sides: minister
United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that ‘a political solution’ to end the war in Yemen was ‘available’ and that the warring sides would be invited to talks on September 6 in Geneva
Bab al-Mandab Strait
Saudis halt oil shipments through Bab al-Mandab strait after Yemen rebel attack
Two oil tankers operated by the Saudi shipping group Bahri, each with a two million barrels capacity, were attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, state giant Aramco said in a statement.
Anwar Gargash
UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen’s Hodeida
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the pause was aimed at pursuing negotiations for an unconditional rebel withdrawal from the port
Hodeida
Saudi Arabia dispatches first relief planes to Yemen
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre sends planes carrying food and shelter materials to Aden, Yemen, in preparation for transporting them to Hodeidah province
Anwar Gargash
Yemen rebels must withdraw from Hodeida, says Gargash
UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash accused Iran of using Hodeida port to smuggle sophisticated arms to the Houthis