FILE PHOTO: Freed Houthi prisoners pray as they arrive after their release in a prisoner swap, in Sanaa airport, Yemen October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
CAIRO (Reuters) -A prisoner swap deal was agreed this month by Yemen's Houthi movement and the country's internationally recognized government, which is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, a Houthi official said on Sunday.
Abdul Qader al-Mortada said on Twitter that the deal, under the auspices of the United Nations, includes 1,400 Houthi prisoners in return for 823 prisoners including 16 Saudis, three Sudanese prisoners, the brother of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, and former defence minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi.
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