Yemen: two-month ceasefire begins with hopes for peace talks
by Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5XSY8)
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg stresses importance of building on truce in effort to end six-year war
A UN-brokered two-month ceasefire in Yemen was broadly holding on its first full day with oil shipments reaching the port of Hodeida, including some ships that have been barred from entering for 88 days.
The ceasefire is the biggest step forward in the six-year war and is intended to apply inside and outside the country's borders.
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