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Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire - spokesman

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Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire - spokesman
Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire - spokesman

The Saudi-led coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month to support efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing a coalition spokesman.

Edward Baran reports.

The Saudi-led coalition on Friday (April 24) said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month to support efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

The extension was reported by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, citing a coalition spokesman.

A two-week ceasefire announced by the coalition that's battling the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen expired on Thursday (April 23) with no permanent truce.

The Houthi group did not accept the coalition's previous ceasefire announcement.

Continued violence in several provinces has raised fears that the war will grind on.

And shatter Yemen's already weakened ability to combat the coronavirus.

The Houthis ousted the internationally recognized Saudi-backed government from power in the capital, Sanaa, in late 2014.

Yemen has reported only one confirmed case of the novel coronavirus But aid groups fear a catastrophic outbreak should the virus spread among an acutely malnourished population in a country without adequate testing capabilities.

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