Yemen air strikes ongoing despite peace talks

Efforts to bring Yemen’s warring factions together to discuss their conflict have made some progress, officials said yesterday, as warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition mounted more air strikes against the dominant Houthi group.

Neighbouring Oman is trying to end more than two months of fighting that has killed nearly 2,000 people by mediating talks between US officials and representatives of the Houthi group.

Political sources in Oman, Yemen’s eastern neighbour, confirmed that diplomats were brokering the talks between Houthi and US officials at a hotel in the capital Muscat aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict.