The Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition said Tuesday it has released 200 Houthi prisoners to support peace efforts towards ending the war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s state-run SPA news agency reported, Eurasia Diary reports citing Anadolu Agency.
It quoted coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki as saying that the move was aimed at laying the groundwork for an exchange of prisoners and supporting the Stockholm agreement to resolve the crisis in Yemen.
Maliki also said that flights from Sanaa airport will start for patients needing medical care with the cooperation of the World Health Organization (WHO).