The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

The Yemeni government and Houthi group completed the first phase of a prisoner swap deal on Friday. The deal was agreed upon last month in Switzerland and resulted in the release of 318 prisoners from both sides. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the exchange, which took…

Umm Yusuf, 60, chose to sell homemade bread in Sanaa to make some money, and people in the south of Sanaa used to buy bread from her at the commercial center. However, a few days ago, she suddenly disappeared. Ahmed, in his 30s, asked about her and found out that…

An exchange of more than 800 prisoners by Yemen’s warring parties has begun

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.

A Saudi delegation on Thursday concluded peace talks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with the Houthi movement whose officials cited progress and said further discussions were needed to iron out remaining differences.

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Yemeni government officials have delayed the agreed-upon prisoner exchange deal to Friday from Thursday, as Saudi and Omani efforts continue in Sanaa to encourage Houthi leaders to implement an intra-Yemeni peace plan. The plan seeks to establish a ceasefire, renew and expand humanitarian truce, and ultimately lead to a negotiating…

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan recently phoned Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, while senior Republican senator Lindsey Graham visited him, highlighting a growing bipartisan interest in strengthening the historical ties between the US and the Kingdom. Recent interactions between senior Saudi leaders and both Democratic and…