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What do the Houthis need from Cairo?

Egypt made sure that Egyptian fishermen safely returned home from Yemen as Yemeni patients arrive in Cairo for treatment as part of efforts to resolve Yemen’s conflict.
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CAIRO — Egyptian authorities said Feb. 4 that talks with Houthi rebels had resulted in the release of 32 Egyptian fishermen who were detained for nearly two months in Yemen. This has raised questions about Egypt’s role in Yemen and the Houthi's message to the Egyptian government.

Observers perceived that the release of the fishermen and the admission by Egyptian authorities to hospitalizing Yemeni patients coming from the Houthi-held areas are part of the growing efforts to resolve the conflict, which has been wreaking havoc on Yemen since late 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa and forced out the legitimate government of former Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden and then Saudi Arabia. The latter has been leading a military coalition, which began its intervention in March 2015, to the advantage of the Yemeni government.

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