UN says Yemen’s warring sides agree to renew existing truce

Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014, when the Houthis descended from their northern enclave and took over the capital, forcing the government to flee to the south before its exile in Saudi Arabia

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The United Nations said Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew an existing truce for another two months after concerted international efforts.

The already four-month-old ceasefire has been the longest nationwide ease in fighting since the country’s war began six years ago.