SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s government and the Houthi rebels met in Jordan on Tuesday for talks on implementing a stalled prisoner exchange agreed upon in December. A Red Cross official said Monday that the deal has stalled because each side is demanding the release of more prisoners than the other claims to be holding. Yemen was plunged into war in 2014 when the Iran-aligned rebels captured the capital, Sanaa. As for the prisoners’ deal, there were no guarantees that the Houthis would stop arresting civilians from their homes to use as bargaining chips. The UAE consolidated its power in southern Yemen after the rebels were forced out in 2015.

Source: National Post February 05, 2019 09:00 UTC