Yemen’s Hodeidah receives first ship carrying general cargo in years, despite uncertainties

Yemen’s Hodeidah receives first ship carrying general cargo in years, despite uncertainties

HODEIDAH, Yemen-

A container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at Yemen's main port of Hodeidah for the first time since at least 2016 on Saturday as parties in Yemen's eight-year war are in talks to reinstate an expired UN-brokered truce deal.

The development occurred despite stuttering peace talks amid Houthi military moves on Saturday which threatened to spark large scale hostilities.