INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
due to expire on Thursday, the U.N
envoy to Yemen said.Delegations from the Saudi-backed government and the movement are expected to return to the Jordanian capital Amman to
continued talks, Yemeni official said.The truce had seen a halt to major military operations in Yemen and cross-border attacks in the
seven-year war between a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi group, and helped to ease a humanitarian crisis that has left
Yemen Hans Grundberg said in a statement.The truce is the most significant step in years towards ending the conflict that has killed tens of
thousands of people and added tensions to an already strained relationship between Riyadh and Washington.United States President Joe Biden
Oman, Egypt and Jordan also played roles in enabling the truce process, he added.The renewed agreement will allow for fuel ships to continue
to dock into Houthi-held Hodeidah port and some commercial flights from the airport in the capital Sanaa, which is controlled by the
group.There had been intense efforts to salvage the deal which was threatened by stalled talks on reopening roads in disputed Taiz, where
Houthi troops have imposed a siege for years.The United Nations is also seeking to start broader political discussions including on shoring
stalemate for years with the Houthis controlling most big urban centres
The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.The coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 against the Houthis
after they ousted the internationally recognised government from the capital Sanaa.Source: Reuters--Agencies
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