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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor

Yemen: two-month ceasefire begins with hopes for peace talks

Pro-Houthis forces take part in a military parade  in Sana'a, Yemen.
Pro-Houthis forces take part in a military parade last week in Sana'a, Yemen. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

A UN-brokered two-month ceasefire in Yemen was broadly holding on its first full day with oil shipments reaching the port of Hodeida, including some ships that have been barred from entering for 88 days.

The ceasefire is the biggest step forward in the six-year war and is intended to apply inside and outside the country’s borders.

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