Date: Nov 19, 2018 Source: The Daily Star Yemeni rebels say they will halt rocket fire at Saudi Arabia Associated Press SANAA: A senior leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels says the group will halt rocket fire into Saudi Arabia for the sake of peace efforts. A Saudi-led coalition has been waging war against the rebels, known as Houthis, to restore Yemen's internationally recognized government to power. The rebel leader, Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, says the Iran-backed rebels ordered the cessation of rocket and drone attacks on the Saudis and forces loyal to coalition member the United Arab Emirates at the request of United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths. The statement was carried by rebel-controlled media early Monday. Griffiths announced Friday that both sides had agreed to attend talks in Sweden aimed at ending the three-year war "soon." The announcement followed an informal deescalation last week around the key port city of Hodeida.