Planes pass each other in the air. Dozens of them are heroes and vehicles of a war. historic day. it’s almost friday 900 men will return to their homeland. about hundreds of prisoners Regarding the conflict in Yemen flying from Saudi Arabia to the conflict country in one of the largest prisoner exchanges between rival factions since October 2020. Saudi and Yemeni officials to meetUnder the mediation of Oman, it has been trying to imagine a war-free Yemen for the first time in eight years since last Sunday.
After that four days in sanaaSaudi delegation leaves Yemen ceasefire not finalized but the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels second round of talks. “There is a preliminary agreement on a ceasefire and if it happens it will be announced later,” a Houthi official said. Associated presson the information received approved by a government source. Official Houthi President and Saudi Ambassador Smiling in a warm handshake last Sunday was the first confirmation that a historic week had arrived.
humanitarian disaster
This was unthinkable for the Saudi ambassador a short time ago. Mohammed Al Jabir Imagine breaking the Ramadan fast with the leader of the Houthis in the capital of Yemen, Ali Karsah. The same Ali Karshah, whom Saudi authorities accuse of executing and supporting, along with about forty Houthi representatives “terrorist activities” they put price of five million dollars It’s on his mind for anyone who can provide information on his whereabouts to facilitate his arrest. But then eight years Hostility and destruction in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, many actors have come together in search of a lasting ceasefire.
war in Yemen killed hundreds of thousands of peopledirectly or indirectly, because conflict is a terrible famine already in the worst humanitarian disaster in decades poorest arab country. When the Houthis took control of Sana in September 2014They overthrew the internationally recognized government and triggered a Saudi-led military intervention in March of the following year. Right now, Two-thirds of the population of 30 million According to the United Nations, Yemen is in need of humanitarian aid. final and hard reduction in combat It was thanks to the six-month ceasefire brokered by the UN that ended last October.
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
it’s happened now return Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia began about a month ago, which allowed peace talks to begin in Yemen. historical announcement negotiated by China It ended the seven-year distance between the two great powers of the Middle East. During this time, Riyadh and Tehran used Yemen as a showdown in their war. impact across the region. Saudi Arabia led military coalition Iran is on the field armed To the Houthi militia. This new dialogue is an important diplomatic and political victory For the group that actually rules Sanaa.
The Houthis, for their part, asked for funds to pay. civil servant salaries authorities and Saudis in areas under their control. raise limitations operations at the ports and airports they control. So far, the Saudi delegation in the Houthi territory has made a statement within itself, two days ago, of what was considered a terrorist group for using weapons to achieve political goals. legitimate political actors in Yemen. At the moment, the Houthis have not laid down their arms, but this has not prevented Saudi Arabia from entering negotiations to find a way out of the war.
In front punishing the YemenisIt also means deepening the confidence of millions of citizens in the leadership abilities of the Houthis. Moreover internationally recognized government Yemen has welcomed the extensive diplomatic gestures of Saudi Arabia to end the conflict. in order, White House He “welcomed the extraordinary efforts” of the Saudi ally. Meanwhile, in both countries, some families will be able to celebrate the last Friday of the year. The happiest Ramadan of recent years. The arrival of 887 prisoners in their homes in Saudi Arabia and Yemen gives hope to a region in transformation.