Houthi Rebels Begin Withdrawing From Yemeni Port of Hodeida, UN Official Says

Yemen's Houthi rebels have started withdrawing from the port of Hodeida, a U.N. official said Saturday. Handing over control of Hodeida, a key lifeline for Yemen, was included in a U.N.-sponsored agreement signed in Sweden earlier this month. The withdrawal is one in a series of measures in the agreement that could lead to an end of Yemen's 4-year-old civil war. During the conflict, the Iranian-aligned Houthis have clashed with a Yemeni government backed by a Saudi-led...

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