Yemen crisis: President 'reaches deal' with rebels

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Yemen's embattled president has reached a peace deal with Shia Houthi rebels occupying key points in the capital Sanaa, reports say.

President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi's office said major concessions had been offered to the rebels, who took over his palace and surrounded his home.

They will play a bigger political role while a new constitution they opposed may be amended, the office said.

The rebels are expected to release Mr Hadi's chief of staff in return.

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