Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2022 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Middle East
Published

UN envoy: Divisions in Yemen are blocking new peace talks

Associated Press
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. envoy for Yemen says deep divisions between the warring parties in Yemen are preventing him from calling for a new round of peace talks.

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told the U.N. Security Council Wednesday that he also hasn't received sufficient assurances that if he called for a cessation of hostilities it would be respected.

The Arab world's poorest country has been plagued by fighting between its internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led, U.S.-supported coalition, and Shiite Houthi rebels allied with a former president.

Peace talks had been expected to resume the week of Jan. 11 but were postponed following renewed fighting and airstrikes.

Cheikh Ahmed painted a grim picture of a country gripped by deteriorating security, a humanitarian crisis, and an upsurge in attacks by "terrorist groups."