Al Arabiya TV reports that the government is welcoming the Houthi rebel leader's offer to negotiate to put an end to the bitter fighting which has devastated parts of Saada province.

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In the corner of the parlor, 21-year-old Yehia Saada was getting his first tattoo: his mom's name on his left shoulder.

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Meanwhile the people of Saada, in the north, are suffering and suffocating.

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Rebels of the Houthi clan hold sway in much of the north, around Saada, while a secessionist movement has gained momentum in the south.

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