Yemeni government rejects US ceasefire

Exiled foreign minister says deal represents a 'desire to scuttle peace efforts'

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Yemeni children join relatives in a tribal gathering organised by the Shi'ite Huthi movement in Sanaa
(Image credit: Mohammed Huwais)

The US has announced a tentative ceasefire between the armed Houthi rebels currently in control of Yemen and a Saudi-led military alliance, only for the Yemeni government-in-exile to reject it.

Speaking to reporters at the close of talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the US Secretary of State John Kerry said all parties had agreed to cease hostilities on 17 November, with the aim of setting up a national unity government before the end of the year.

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