Saudi coalition releases Yemeni prisoners as part of truce

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Crimson Cross has stated {that a} aircraft carrying Yemeni prisoners has arrived within the southern metropolis of Aden as a part of truce deal between the combatants. The Saudi-led coalition preventing in Yemen stated final month that it might launch prisoners to its rivals — the Iran-backed Houthi rebels — as a part of a ceasefire settlement. There was no instant remark from Houthi authorities on the discharge. The Saudi-led coalition entered Yemen’s struggle in 2015, after the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and compelled the federal government into exile.