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Yemeni govt and Houthi group reach prisoner swap deal
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The two sides in Yemen's conflict on Monday said they had agreed to exchange some 880 detainees after talks in Switzerland facilitated by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The head of the Yemeni government delegation told Reuters around 880 detainees would be exchanged.

Yemen's Houthi group said it would release 181 detainees, including 15 Saudi and three Sudanese, in exchange for 706 prisoners from the government.

Source(s): Reuters

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