--- description: Representatives from the Houthi rebel movement are in neighboring Saudi Arabia this week to conduct talks on ending Yemen's war. title: Yemen's Houthi Rebels in Saudi Arabia for Peace Talks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt234585c57f16bfad/69888a3aab6d77fd546a8c55/gettyimages-511131144.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Yemen](/tag/yemen/) ## Yemen Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are In Saudi Arabia for Peace Talks by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2016 7:39 AM CUT  A member of Houthi Ansarullah movement stands guard during the funeral ceremony of Latif al Khahum, a member of Houthi Ansarullah Movement, at al-Jaraf neighbourhood in Sanaa, Yemen on Feb.18, 2016 A member of Houthi Ansarullah movement stands guard during the funeral ceremony of Latif al Khahum, a member of Houthi Ansarullah Movement, at al-Jaraf neighbourhood in Sanaa, Yemen on Feb.18, 2016Anadolu Agency—Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 9, 2016 7:39 AM CUT Representatives from the northern Houthi rebel movement [travelled](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-talks-idUSKCN0WA1HX "undefined") into neighboring Saudi Arabia this week to conduct talks on ending Yemen’s war, Reuters reported citing two officials. The meeting appears to be the most serious bid to end the [conflict](http://time.com/4174837/yemen-analysis/ "undefined") that ignited when the Houthis drove Yemen’s government from the capital, Sana’a, in Feb. 2015 triggering a Saudi-led military intervention a month later. Iran suggested Tuesday it may send military advisors to help the Houthis, underlining the ongoing regional rivalry between Tehran and Riyadh. Past United Nations-sponsored talks have failed to resolve fighting that has [killed](http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52938#.Vt-geJN96ek "undefined") about 6,000 people, half of them civilians, and plunged millions into severe humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by [blockades](http://time.com/4174837/yemen-analysis/ "undefined") and attacks on [medical facilities](http://time.com/4207889/hospitals-and-medical-personnel-are-under-attack-in-yemens-war/ "undefined"). \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-talks-idUSKCN0WA1HX "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4252016/yemen-houthi-saudi-arabia-peace-talks-conflict/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4252016/yemen-houthi-saudi-arabia-peace-talks-conflict/"},"headline":"Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are In Saudi Arabia for Peace Talks","datePublished":"2016-03-09T07:39:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:43:58.878Z","description":"The fighting to date has killed about 6,000 people, half of them civilians","url":"https://time.com/4252016/yemen-houthi-saudi-arabia-peace-talks-conflict/","keywords":["Yemen","Iran","conflict","Saudi Arabia","Peace Talks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt234585c57f16bfad/69888a3aab6d77fd546a8c55/gettyimages-511131144.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Rivett-Carnac","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-rivett-carnac/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt234585c57f16bfad/69888a3aab6d77fd546a8c55/gettyimages-511131144.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Funeral held for member of Houthi Ansarullah Movement in Sanaa","caption":"Funeral held for member of Houthi Ansarullah Movement in Sanaa","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/yemen/","name":"Yemen"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4252016/yemen-houthi-saudi-arabia-peace-talks-conflict/","name":"Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are In Saudi Arabia for Peace Talks"}}]}] ```