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CAIRO – 3 December 2017: An urgent meeting will be held soon in Iran between Qatar's Minister of State for Defense Khalid al-Attiyah, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari, and representatives of Hezbollah and Houthi rebels, according to informed sources.
The meeting aims to discuss ways to save Houthis and help them maintain their influences.
Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad attempted to mediate to end the tension between the two conflicting forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthis in Sanaa. However, Saleh refused the offer.
On this regard, Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani said on Thursday, on the sidelines of the third edition of the Mediterranean Dialogues Forum, that Abdullah Saleh’s insult to Qatar is unjustified.
He added that, "Qatar offered former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh $10 billion on the condition that he must stop chasing the Houthis."
The mediation effort came as supporters of the 2012-ousted president battled the Houthi militias in Sanaa, until finally Saleh announced that Yemen's parliament, dominated by his party, was the only legitimate power in the country. Saleh then said he is ready for talks with the Saudi-led coalition, a move that the coalition welcomed.
More than 40 Houthi combatants were killed and dozens were injured in clashes that took place in Sanaa on Saturday, December 2, between the Houthis and the militias of ousted Yemeni President Saleh, according to MENA.
The forces of the former Yemeni president regained control over the cities and areas under the control of the Houthis. Consequently, Tamim offered to mediate for a truce between the two parties to save the Houthis from Saleh's supporters, but Saleh rejected the offer.
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