Yemen: Warring parties to pull out from port city

CAIRO: Yemen’s warring parties have agreed on the first stage of a mutual pullout of forces from the key port city of Hodeida, a humanitarian aid lifeline that had been blocked by fighting, UN said. The agreement was by a committee which includes members of Yemen’s internationally recognised government and their adversaries, the Houthi rebels. Both sides made progress on planning for the redeployment of forces. AP