CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi state TV said early on Thursday that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile at the Yemeni city of Marib, hours before a ceasefire announced by the Saudi-led coalition takes effect.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen announced on Wednesday a nationwide ceasefire for two weeks starting on Thursday at noon, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Reporting by Omar Fahmy; writing by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Sandra Maler
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