UN says Yemen’s warring parties agree to renew truce

A Yemen Airways plane, the first commercial flight in six years from Yemen’s rebel-held capital is greeted with a water spray salute at the Sanaa international airport (AP)

The United Nations said Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew a nationwide truce for another two months, a rare spot of good news for a country plagued by eight years of war.

UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said in a statement: “I commend the parties for taking these steps, and for agreeing to extend the truce.