Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 12, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
RIYADH (Reuters) - Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday said prospects for talks to end Yemen's nearly four-year-old war were "more real" after Saudi Arabia confirmed its willingness to evacuate 50 wounded Houthi fighters to Oman for medical treatment.
"It is a desperate humanitarian situation and so I impressed on everyone the urgency of the situation we’re facing," he told Reuters in an interview after meeting leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a trip to both countries' capitals.
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