RIYADH – In Yemen, Houthi rebels threatened to launch ballistic missileattacks on Riyadh and Abu Dhabi if coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia andthe United Arab Emirates attacked the Yemeni lifeline port city of Hodeidah.
The threat came as the United Nations was trying to salvage a truce deal inYemen, seen as crucial to diplomatic efforts to end the country’s four-yearwar.
Last week, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths informed theSecurity Council that he is still working with the parties to make therival troops’ withdrawal from Hodeidah.
