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Yemen peace efforts falter as Houthis demand direct flights to Iran
Houthis demanded arranging unchecked direct flights to Iran, Syria and Lebanon, halting Arab coalition airstrikes, and easing restrictions on traffic to and from the seaport
Government renews its accusations about Teharan-backed militias not being serious about dialogue
Updated 06 April 2021
April 05, 2021 21:49
AL-MUKALLA: UN-brokered peace efforts to end the war in Yemen have made no progress, with the Houthis and government squabbling over key issues such as flights from Sanaa airport, halting military operations and airstrikes, and Hodeidah seaport revenues, a senior government official told Arab News.
During talks with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and Omani mediators, the Houthis demanded arranging unchecked direct flights to Iran, Syria and Lebanon, halting Arab coalition airstrikes, and easing restrictions on traffic to and from the seaport as preconditions for agreeing to a truce, th
Denmark has stripped 92 Syrian refugees of their residency permits after it determined Damascus and the surrounding area as being safe for people to return following the conflict in the country.
Danish Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said refugees knew that the country s protection was temporary.
“We have made it clear to the Syrian refugees that their residence permit is temporary. It can be withdrawn if protection is no longer needed, Mr Tesfaye told the
Daily Telegraph, which first reported the decision.
“We must give people protection for as long as it is needed. But when conditions in the home country improve, a former refugee should return home and re-establish a life there.
Danish and international activists were shocked at the decision.
“The government hopes that they will go voluntarily, that they will just give up and go on their own,” said Michala Bendixen, from the Danish rights group Refugees Welcome.