Yemen peace talks set to open in Kuwait

REUTERS

"The Yemeni peace negotiations will start tomorrow in Kuwait under the auspices of the United Nations," he said Wednesday, according to Deutsche Welle.

The long-awaited talks were due to follow a ceasefire that went into effect this month but both sides have accused each other of ceasefire violations.

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels and their allies have been battling for control of the fractured country since March 2015.

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