On Monday, March 22, 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a plan to to offer Yemens Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the countrys yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital.
Saudi Arabia has drawn internationally criticism for airstrikes killing civilians and embargoes exacerbating hunger in a nation on the brink of famine.
A unilaterally declared Saudi cease-fire collapsed last year.
Saudi Arabia said the plan would be presented both to the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government later Monday.
—-Associated Press writers Ahmed al-Haj in Sanaa, Yemen, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed.