Saudi Arabia hosts Yemen talks, focus on truce with absent Houthis

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a Saudi Aramco's petroleum storage facility after an attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

(Replaces rebel-held with Houthi-held in first paragraph)

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia hosted allied factions from Yemen's war on Tuesday as the U.N. tries to secure a truce aimed at allowing fuel ships and some flights into Houthi-held areas during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, sources familiar with matter said.