UN Envoy for Yemen Arrives in Sanaa for Mediation

The UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in Yemen on Saturday for emergent mediation of the crisis in the key Red Sea port of Hudaydah.

Griffiths aimed to persuade the Houthi rebels to hand over the area's control right to the government to avoid large-scale military operation, which will lead to destruction of local infrastructure.

The forces loyal to Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, with the backing of the Saudi-led coalition, launched an offensive on Hudaydah on Wednesday in a bid to capture the key port from the hands of the Houthi rebels.