Negotiations between the Houthi rebels in Yemen and Saudi Arabia to resolve the region's crisis have stalled, primarily due to a disagreement over the source of funds intended to pay civil servants' salaries
Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels have been negotiating a new and potentially permanent cease-fire in recent months in Sana'a / Photo: Reuters Archive
The Houthi rebels' SABA news agency reported on Saturday that the head of the group's Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al Mashat, announced the halt in negotiations with Saudi Arabia during a speech at the beginning of the new academic year in the capital Sana. Mashat said he was leading the negotiating delegation with Saudi Arabia, but that the talks had stalled due to a disagreement over the source of funds to pay civil servant salaries.
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