Houthis and Salafis have reached a new ceasefire deal, brokered by government mediators, to stop deadly fighting in the northern Yemeni province of Saada. A Yemeni official said that the fighting between the rival groups stopped in the town of Damaj on Sunday. "The confrontations have ended in Saada and the ceasefire took effect half an hour ago,...

Deadly clashes between Salafi militants and Houthi fighters in Yemen continue despite calls for a cease-fire,Press TVreports. The violence continued for the second week in the town of Damaj in the northern province of Saada on Thursday. The clashes flared up on Monday only a few hours after a ceasefire was announced by the UN special envoy to Yemen,...

At least 40 people have been killed in three days of clashes between Salafi militants and Houthi fighters in Yemens northern province of Saada, a report says. The latest clashes erupted in the town of Damaj on Wednesday and lasted for three days. The casualties were all Salafis and that at least 200 more people had been wounded during the fighting,...