The delegation of the Omani Royal Office left the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after a week of consultations with the leaders of the Houthi group in order to solve the Yemeni crisis, including the humanitarian file, while the Yemeni government said that the Houthis refuse to open Sanaa airport unless certain conditions are met.

The Omani delegation's talks with the Houthis dealt with the initiative submitted by the United Nations to resolve the Yemeni crisis, and also discussed issues related to the humanitarian file. A statement by the Houthi Political Council praised the efforts of the Sultanate of Oman to bring peace to Yemen.

The Omani royal delegation had arrived in Sana'a since last Saturday for the first time in order to hold talks with Houthi leaders, in order to reach a solution to the Yemeni crisis that has been going on for seven years.

The Sultanate is making continuous diplomatic efforts to bring the views of the Yemeni government and the Houthis closer, as Muscat enjoys a good relationship with the two parties.

Sanaa Airport

On the other hand, the Yemeni government said that the Houthis refuse to open Sanaa airport except on their own conditions, and the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs said - in a statement published yesterday evening - that it made sufficient and guarantee concessions for the safe travel of all citizens, not to turn the airport into a "special port for providing security and military services and bringing in experts." ".

In its statement, the government did not reveal the conditions it says the Houthis are setting in order to open Sanaa airport, while the group has not issued any response in this regard.

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The government stresses that opening roads, ensuring freedom of movement for citizens and lifting the siege on cities, is at the heart of the basic humanitarian issues that it places at the forefront of its priorities.

The United Nations and the United States had earlier called for the lifting of restrictions on ports under Houthi control and on Sanaa airport;

To ease the country's raging humanitarian crisis, they are also pressing the Houthis to agree to a nationwide ceasefire.

Riyadh and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government link lifting the blockade to reaching a truce agreement, a condition the Houthis reject.

And the French Press Agency quoted sources in Yemen that the Houthis have begun repairing a road near Sanaa Airport, which has been closed since 2016, in an indication that it may be reopened soon.

Zanzibar and Marib

On the other hand, local sources said that at least 5 soldiers were killed and 20 wounded, in an explosion targeting a military transport truck in the city of Zanzibar, in the southern Abyan governorate.

The sources reported that a suicide bomber driving a booby-trapped motorcycle collided with a military truck carrying dozens of soldiers, who were on their way to the city's market, and added that the truck was carrying soldiers belonging to the UAE-backed Security Belt Forces.

In the city of Marib, 8 people were killed, and 27 others were wounded - according to the Yemeni News Agency - as a result of an attack launched by the Houthis yesterday, Thursday, with two ballistic missiles and a bombed drone.

The agency added that the Houthis targeted a mosque in a downtown neighborhood during the evening prayers, in addition to a prison for women in the governorate police department.

It is noteworthy that Yemen has been experiencing a multi-level war since 2014, including the ongoing battles between government forces and the Houthis. The Yemeni conflict has left tens of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced people, and pushed 80% of the population to rely on relief in a humanitarian crisis that is the worst in the world, according to the United Nations.