UN Envoy Urges all Yemeni Factions to ‘Immediately’ Return to Negotiations

UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. (Reuters)
UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. (Reuters)
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UN Envoy Urges all Yemeni Factions to ‘Immediately’ Return to Negotiations

UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. (Reuters)
UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. (Reuters)

United Nations special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on Saturday all Yemeni factions to “immediately” return to the negotiations table and take part in the peace process.

In a statement from his office obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, he expressed his “deep concern” with the latest developments in the capital Sana’a and other regions.

“We call on all sides to respect their commitments in accordance to International Humanitarian Law,” he added.

He urged all sides to exercise restraint and never direct their attacks against civilians.

The UN envoy reiterated that the political solution was the only way to end the conflict in Yemen.



Starmer Says Recognizing Palestinian State Must Be Part of Wider Peace Plan, E3 Urges End to Gaza War

People wave a giant Palestinian flag during a demonstration to support the population of Gaza called by various Albanian social organizations at Skanderbeg square in Tirana, on July 23, 2025. (AFP)
People wave a giant Palestinian flag during a demonstration to support the population of Gaza called by various Albanian social organizations at Skanderbeg square in Tirana, on July 23, 2025. (AFP)
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Starmer Says Recognizing Palestinian State Must Be Part of Wider Peace Plan, E3 Urges End to Gaza War

People wave a giant Palestinian flag during a demonstration to support the population of Gaza called by various Albanian social organizations at Skanderbeg square in Tirana, on July 23, 2025. (AFP)
People wave a giant Palestinian flag during a demonstration to support the population of Gaza called by various Albanian social organizations at Skanderbeg square in Tirana, on July 23, 2025. (AFP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that recognizing Palestinian statehood should be part of a wider plan for lasting security for Palestinians and Israelis,

After France said on Thursday it would recognize Palestine, Starmer said he was working with allies on the steps that were needed for peace in the conflict in Gaza.

"Recognition of a Palestinian state has to be one of those steps. I am unequivocal about that. But it must be part of a wider plan which ultimately results in a two-state solution and lasting security for Palestinians and Israelis," he said in a statement after speaking with the leaders of France and Germany.

The leaders of the so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany called on Friday for an end to the war in Gaza through an immediate ceasefire and said they were committed to supporting diplomatic efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

"The humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now...We firmly oppose all efforts to impose Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territories," the leaders of the three European countries said in a joint statement.