Is Yemen ceasefire the first step to peace?

Agreement over disputed port raises hopes of ending ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’

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Yemen foreign minister Khaled al-Yamani, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and rebel negotiator Mohammed Abdelsalam
(Image credit: Jonathan Nockstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen’s warring sides have agreed a ceasefire around the flashpoint port Hudaydah, marking the first major breakthrough in peace talks for two years which could end what the UN calls the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.

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