Huthi News

Thousands of Yemenis were expected to gather in Sanaa on Thursday after deadly clashes between the Huthi rebels and their allies sparked fears of further violence in the capital.

The coalition had said, the truce could be renewed if the rebels abided by the deal and allowed aid deliveries to besieged cities.

Gunmen posing as security forces on Tuesday detained a US national in the Yemeni capital where he runs an English-language school, witnesses said.

A ceasefire that took effect in Yemen on Monday appears to be largely holding despite reports of fighting in some areas, the UN spokesman said.

Loyalist and rebel forces in Yemen each pledged to honour a truce which began at midnight Sunday (2100 GMT) ahead of new talks aimed at ending more than a year of war.

At least 30 rebels and civilians were killed Saturday when warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck a market northeast of the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses said.

UNICEF said more than half a million children are facing severe malnutrition in Yemen.

One of two American contractors who were detained when they arrived in Yemen last month has died in custody, a US official told AFP today.

Dozens of Yemeni Shi`ite rebels and pro-government fighters have been killed in clashes in several southern provinces as Saudi-led coalition aircraft targeted the Iran-backed insurgents, military officials said on Saturday.