Mass prisoner swap under way in Yemen

A mass prisoner exchange is under way between Houthi fighters and government forces in Yemen amid UN-sponsored talks to end the fighting in the Arabian Peninsula country. Expectations for a deal at the peace talks in Switzerland are low as both sides seem to be failing to honour a week-long ceasefire. There were reports on […]

A mass prisoner exchange is under way between Houthi fighters and government forces in Yemen amid UN-sponsored talks to end the fighting in the Arabian Peninsula country.
Expectations for a deal at the peace talks in Switzerland are low as both sides seem to be failing to honour a week-long ceasefire. There were reports on Wednesday of heavy fighting between pro-government forces and Houthis around the city of Taiz in central Yemen. The swap was taking place a day after the truce came into force to halt fighting in nine months of civil war between the Iran-allied Houthis, based in Yemen’s north, and Arab coalition-backed fighters loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.