The UN confirmed a withdrawal by Yemen’s Huthi rebels from three Red Sea ports had begun Saturday, while a senior pro-government official accused the rebels of faking the pullout. The rebel pullback is a first step in implementing a hard-won ceasefire deal reached between Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Iran-backed Huthi rebels late last year. “Yes, it has begun,” said UN spokesman Farhan Haq, when AFP asked whether redeployment of Huthi troops was underway.
