Maged Al-Madhaji

Sep 18, 2023 | sanaacenter.org | Maged Al-Madhaji |Hussam Radman |Abdulghani Al-Iryani |Maysaa Shuja El-Deen

A senior Houthi delegation arrived in Riyadh on September 14, the first such trip since the outset of the conflict. Bilateral Saudi-Houthi talks began in earnest after a failure to extend a UN-backed truce last year and accelerated after a Beijing-brokered détente between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the spring. Talks appeared to stall over the summer, but the visit suggests progress on a deal could be shortly forthcoming. The precise details of the negotiations have not been made public.