ADEN (Reuters) - A round of United Nations-backed negotiations for a prisoner exchange between Yemen's internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have ended without an agreement and with each side blaming the other for the lack of progress.
The talks began in January in Jordan with the aim of freeing a total of 300 prisoners on both sides, including senior officials such as the brother of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Hadi's government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, was ousted by the Iran-aligned Houthi group in late 2014, sparking an ongoing war.