Yemen war parties swap bodies in latest sign of talks progress

People gather at a livestock market as Yemenis are left compelled between the choice of purchasing new clothing for their children or buying sacrificial animals for the Eid al-Adha celebrations amid an economic crisis, in Sanaa, Yemen June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the Houthi authorities controlling north Yemen have exchanged 64 fighters' bodies in the third such recent deal, Houthi media said on Wednesday, the latest sign of progress in talks to end their eight-year conflict.

The bodies were exchanged at the Saudi-Yemeni border where delegations from both sides met after weeks of negotiations in Saudi Arabia, footage and commentary from Houti-run Al Masirah TV on Wednesday showed.