The US and UN envoys to Yemen in Muscat coincide with a visit by the Saudi Foreign Minister

The two envoys to Yemen, the American Timothy Lenderking and the UN, Martin Griffiths, arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, coming from Riyadh, coinciding with the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to Oman, where political efforts are continuing to find a solution to the Yemen crisis, and Saudi Arabia has repelled an air attack launched by the Houthis.

Sources confirmed to Al-Jazeera on Sunday morning that Lenderking and Griffiths had arrived in Muscat to hold consultations with Omani officials.

The US State Department announced in a statement that the discussions will focus on ensuring the regular and unimpeded access of goods and humanitarian aid to parts of Yemen, in addition to supporting a permanent ceasefire and the parties’ transition to a political process.

On the other hand, US Senator Chris Murphy said in a tweet on Twitter that he held a fruitful meeting, accompanied by Lenderking, with Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi in Muscat, adding that the time has come to bring peace to Yemen, and that the Sultanate of Oman can play a “decisive role.”

In turn, the Oman News Agency said that the Saudi Foreign Minister had arrived in Muscat, explaining that the visit would take one day.

This comes a day after the US State Department announced that Lenderking’s talks in Riyadh carried messages on the political and humanitarian tracks, with an emphasis that there is no solution in Yemen without Saudi Arabia.

Battles and raids

On the ground, Saudi media reported that the Saudi-Emirati coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone bomb launched by the Houthis towards the city of Khamis Mushait in the south of the Kingdom, while the Houthis announced that the plane had achieved a “precise hit” at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait.

The Yemeni Ministry of Defense, in conjunction with the governors of a number of governorates, extended an invitation to what they described as the living forces and the freedom of the homeland, to join the ranks of the Yemeni army to fight the Houthis. Advertising

In a press conference, after an expanded meeting of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the governors of a number of Yemeni governorates, a new phase was announced, which was called “the general mobilization and the popular gift” to restore the areas controlled by the Houthis, including Sana’a. The meeting also stressed the importance of harnessing all capabilities in favor of the battle with the Houthis.

On the other hand, sources in Al-Dhalea governorate said that the army and popular resistance forces regained control of the market in Al-Fakher city, north of the Qataba district, in the early hours of yesterday morning, and the clashes also resulted in the killing of three Houthi militants, while two Yemeni army soldiers were killed and wounded three.

On the other hand, the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV quoted a Houthi source as saying that the Houthis repelled a large-scale army attack on the Al-Fakher front, during which the army was killed, including field commanders.

Houthi media reported that the coalition warplanes launched 24 air strikes yesterday on sites in the Sarwah district, west of Marib.

Yemeni military sources said that violent clashes erupted yesterday in Serwah, when the army and resistance forces launched an attack during which they were able to regain control of sites from the Houthi grip, which also resulted in the destruction of Houthi military vehicles.

Torrents and damage

On the humanitarian side, torrential rains fell in separate areas in Yemen, followed by torrential rains that swept away many homes and tents for the displaced, and obstructed movement on a number of roads.

In the vicinity of the  city ​​of Taiz, the rain caused severe damage to the camps of the displaced and destroyed quantities of foodstuffs that they depend on, as well as the torrents swept away a number of cars on a rural road.

The Yemeni Meteorological Center expects continued rainfall in the mountainous areas and deserts of the governorates of Mahra, Hadramout, Shabwa, Abyan and Marib in the coming hours.