Omani delegation meets head of Houthi council

An Omani delegation met on Monday with the head of the Houthi's supreme political council Mahdi al-Mashat in Sanaa.

The delegation arrived in Sanaa on Saturday for talks with rebel leaders that aim to advance the peace process.

A Houthi official said the delegation arrived on an Omani military plane and would try to convince Houthi leaders to halt their offensive on Marib and return to the negotiating table in Oman's capital of Muscat.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

The visit came after Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over the phone on Friday with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi.