Exclusive-Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa -sources


FILE PHOTO: A military helicopter, operated by the Houthis, flies over Sanaa, Yemen September 21, 2022 for the first time since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen and controlled the country's airspace in 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) -A Saudi-Omani delegation is planning to travel to Yemen's capital Sanaa next week to hash out a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials and end the country's eight-year-old conflict, two sources involved in the talks said.

If an agreement is reached, Yemen's warring parties could announce an agreement before Islam's Eid holiday starting April 20, the sources said.

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