
Yemen war: Major prisoner swap
A major prisoner swap between warring sides in Yemen is under way.
The prisoner exchange is part of the diplomatic effort to end the conflict between the Houthi rebels and the country's Saudi-backed government for good. We explain the key developments in the Yemen conflict and speak to our regional expert in the newsroom.
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(Photo: A freed prisoner embraces a woman after arriving at Sanaa Airport on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)-chartered plane, amid a prisoner swap between two sides in the Yemen conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen April 14, 2023. Credit: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)
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