Yemen President Confirms Proposed 7-Day Ceasefire For Peace Talks

Yemen's president told the United Nations on Monday that he has asked the Saudi-led coalition to begin a 7-day ceasefire on Dec. 15 to coincide with U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending months of fighting that has killed nearly 6,000 people. "I have notified the leadership of the Coalition of our intention to cease fire for a period of seven days, starting December 15 until December 21," President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.