SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A leader of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels says his delegation, which was en route to Geneva for U.N.-led peace talks, will likely return to Sanaa after Egypt refused to allow it to land at Cairo airport, a charge Cairo denies.
Zif al-Shami blames the United Nations for the failed journey, saying it was responsible for the travel itinerary of the U.N. plane.
He tells The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia and members of its coalition, which has been bombing the Houthis from the air since March, placed major obstacles in the way of the flight.
Egypt, a key member of the coalition, said it had not received a request for the plane to land at any of its airports or pass through its airspace.
