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Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen's warring parties.

The Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three day exchange of nearly 900 detainees. Planes carrying detainees took off at the same time from the government-controlled northern city of Marib and the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, the International Committee of…

More than 800 detainees to be released according to an agreement reached between warring parties in Yemen.

The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen's conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The ICRC, which is managing the process, said its planes would be used to carry the released detainees between six cities in Yemen and…

The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen's conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, a significant confidence building measure amid peace talks between Saudi envoys and the Houthi group.

The Yemeni government and the Houthis will swap prisoners and detainees starting Friday as part of a deal concluded in Switzerland.

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