Sanaa, Yemen: Hundreds of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
The flights connecting Saudi Arabia and Huthi-held territory in Yemen were part of a multi-day transfer involving nearly 900 detainees, and came amid peace talks which have raised hopes for an end to Yemen's eight-year-old war.
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