Sep 7, 2018

Yemen's Huthi rebels, expected at UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with the government, remained grounded in Sanaa on Friday citing fears they would not be allowed to return to the capital.

The Huthis, powerful armed tribes locked in a war with Yemen's Saudi-backed government, ha

ve refused to take off from the rebel-held capital unless the UN meets their conditions, which include securing a safe return from Geneva to Sanaa for their delegation.

The peace talks, the first since 2016, had been scheduled to open Thursday but have been put on hold.

The Huthis' Supreme Revolutionary Council said Friday that they were "increasingly suspicious that the coalition intended to insult" the rebels.