The flight takes off from the southern Saudi city of Abha, headed for Sanaa, with 120 Houthi rebel prisoners. A flight carrying rebel prisoners of war has left Saudi Arabia, bound for Yemen, as Saudi prisoners are set to be released later in the day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. The Saudi exit strategy appears to have taken new impetus from a landmark rapprochement deal announced with Iran last month. Even if Saudi Arabia manages to negotiate a way out of the war, fighting could flare up again among the different Yemeni factions. “A lot of people think that the end of the war will happen in a few weeks or months.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 15, 2023 21:43 UTC