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Grundberg in Sanaa to Consolidate Truce

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg (C) looks on after arriving at Sanaa International in the Yemeni capital, on April 11, 2022. (AFP)
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg (C) looks on after arriving at Sanaa International in the Yemeni capital, on April 11, 2022. (AFP)
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Grundberg in Sanaa to Consolidate Truce

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg (C) looks on after arriving at Sanaa International in the Yemeni capital, on April 11, 2022. (AFP)
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg (C) looks on after arriving at Sanaa International in the Yemeni capital, on April 11, 2022. (AFP)

The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, arrived in Sanaa on Monday to consolidate the truce that was announced earlier this month.

He is set to meet with leading members of the Iran-backed Houthi militias as part of his efforts to resolve the crisis.

A statement from his office said discussions will focus on the implementation and consolidation of the two-month UN truce. They will also tackle a comprehensive peace process that Grundberg is drafting.

The Houthis had refused to meet with Grundberg in September, shortly after he had assumed his post. He ended up meeting with their negotiations delegations on several occasions in the Omani capital Muscat.

The Omani Foreign Ministry revealed that envoy's visit to Sanaa was possible after a series of meetings and discussions between Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi and head of the Houthi negotiations delegation Mohammed Abdulsalam.

In a tweet, the ministry said the talks focused on consolidating the truce and the conditions needed to reach a comprehensive settlement in Yemen.

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Thousands in London Rally for Fully Implementing Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Protesters holding placards and flags face a line of police at Trafalgar Square in central London at a National demonstration for Palestine, on January 18, 2025, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
Protesters holding placards and flags face a line of police at Trafalgar Square in central London at a National demonstration for Palestine, on January 18, 2025, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
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Thousands in London Rally for Fully Implementing Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Protesters holding placards and flags face a line of police at Trafalgar Square in central London at a National demonstration for Palestine, on January 18, 2025, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
Protesters holding placards and flags face a line of police at Trafalgar Square in central London at a National demonstration for Palestine, on January 18, 2025, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Thousands of people turned out in the streets of London on Saturday for a mass pro-Palestinian rally to call for the full implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.

The Metropolitan Police force said about two dozen people were arrested after some protesters broke through a police line containing the rally and failed to disperse according to police instructions. One man was detained on suspicion of supporting banned organizations, while four others were detained over public order offenses.

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which has organized many huge rallies in London since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, said the movement will not stop despite the ceasefire agreement.

“We have ongoing demands. We need this ceasefire to be enforced. We need a withdrawal of all Israeli troops from Gaza. we need everyone held in illegal detention — including 10,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails, in prison camps in Gaza — to be released,” said the campaign’s director, Ben Jamal.

Protesters were also calling for the UK government to pressure Israel to end its oppression of Palestinians, he added.