Security Council Expected To Approve Expanded Monitoring Mission In Hodeidah

The U.N. Security Council is expected to pass a measure that would expand the cease-fire monitoring mission in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, reports the National (U.A.E.).

Diplomats will vote on Wednesday on a British-drafted measure to authorize up to 75 observers for a period of six months. The measure is expected to pass, said U.N. sources. 

After a truce was reached in Sweden between the Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition in December, a 20-person monitoring team was...