Chief of Yemen’s Presidential Council backs extending UN-brokered truceAL-MUKALLA: The president of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, vowed on Saturday to support current efforts by international mediators to extend the UN-brokered truce, fight corruption and unify military and security units. He called upon the world to pressure the Houthis to stop breaking the truce and implement its provisions, including lifting their siege of Taiz city. He stressed that the 2021 Saudi initiative to end the war in Yemen would be the cornerstone of plans to achieve peace in Yemen. “Taiz has paid a heavy humanitarian bill due to the siege of the Houthi militia,” read one of the posters. The Houthis have been besieging the city of Taiz since 2015 to force government troops that defend the city to surrender.

Source: Ethiopian News May 22, 2022 14:28 UTC