Saudi Arabia 'categorically' denies WSJ report claiming Houthis demanded $51bn to halt hostilities

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Saudi Arabia categorically denied a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Yemen’s Houthis demanded $51 billion in exchange for halting hostilities and recognition as Yemen’s rulers. The denial comes amid renewed fighting, attacks on Red Sea shipping, and the collapse of a 2022 truce in Yemen.

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