SANAA: Yemeni airport officials say political groups including Shiite rebels known as Houthis are gathered at the airport in the capital, Sanaa, preparing to travel to Geneva for U.N.-led peace talks.
The officials spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists.
A day earlier, a plane meant to carry the rebels and their allies to the talks left Yemen without the delegates on board, casting doubt on whether the meetings would go forward as planned. The talks are slated to be first substantive meetings by all parties involved in the conflict.
The delegation representing the government of embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in Geneva Saturday morning.
The officials added that Saudi-led airstrikes against the rebels and their allies continued in several Yemeni cities.