Yemen's Legitimate Govt. Denies Holding Talks With Houthis over Calm in Marib, Jawf

Pro-government soldiers stand at their position overlooking the Marib Dam near the northern city of Marib, Yemen November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
Pro-government soldiers stand at their position overlooking the Marib Dam near the northern city of Marib, Yemen November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
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Yemen's Legitimate Govt. Denies Holding Talks With Houthis over Calm in Marib, Jawf

Pro-government soldiers stand at their position overlooking the Marib Dam near the northern city of Marib, Yemen November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
Pro-government soldiers stand at their position overlooking the Marib Dam near the northern city of Marib, Yemen November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

The Yemeni legitimate government denied reports that there were ongoing talks between local authorities in Jawf and Marib and the Houthi militias over calm.

The government said that these claims only seek to cause a gap among national components.

Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani also denied the rumors promoted by Houthi media regarding the talks between the governor of Marib or any other liberated provinces and Iran’s mercenaries.

In recent days, some Houthi leaders promoted through media that there are some understandings between the group and the leaderships of local authorities in Marib and Jawf to halt attacks by the militias against the two provinces. This falls under Houthis' quest to present themselves as the victorious in battles against government forces in Marib, Jawf, and Nahm.

Eryani tweeted that the Houthis have so far killed and displaced hundreds of thousands of Yemenis, not to mention other thousands resting in detention camps. He affirmed that the government delegation is entitled to hold talks with Houthis for the sake of reaching a political solution for the crisis based on the three references.

The minister demanded that the media sticks to credibility and extracting information from authentic sources, without falling a victim for rumors in concurrence with the victories achieved by the Yemeni National Army backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition.

The insurgents always seek to exaggerate the volume of their offensives against government forces and spreading rumors about talks between the group and pro-legitimacy parties. Their aim is to shake confidence among anti-coup forces.



Syrian Government Denies its Forces Preparing to Redeploy to Sweida

FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo
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Syrian Government Denies its Forces Preparing to Redeploy to Sweida

FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo

Syria's interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday that government forces were not preparing to deploy to Sweida Province, the state news agency reported.

Noureddin al-Baba denied a Reuters report citing an interior ministry media officer as saying security forces were preparing to redeploy to Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting involving Bedouin tribes and the Druze.

A fragile truce was holding in Syria's south on Friday after a ceasefire announced on Wednesday briefly ended days of fighting that began when Bedouin and Druze fighters clashed in Sweida province in southern Syria, prompting the Syrian government to send in troops.

Syrian troops withdrew from Sweida after the truce was announced but clashes resumed late on Thursday.

Israel's military carried out new attacks in Sweida province overnight.

Israel has said it would not allow Syria's government to deploy troops to the south.