Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a ceasefire starting on April 10 followed by peace talks, a UN envoy said Wednesday, according to AFP.

Violence has escalated in Yemen since September 2014, when Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels stormed the capital Sanaa and forced the internationally recognized government, led by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, to flee south to the second city of Aden.


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