Yemen prisoner swap enters 2nd day as Houthi group releases Saudi prisoners

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Yemen prisoner swap enters 2nd day as Houthi group releases Saudi prisoners

STORY: Yemen prisoner swap enters 2nd day as Houthi group releases Saudi prisoners DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane landing at Sanaa airport carrying released prisoners on board 2. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FARID AL-HAMIDI, Spokesman for ICRC in Yemen 4. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport STORYLINE: Hundreds of Yemeni war prisoners, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday from Sanaa airport as part of a prisoner exchange facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This marked the second day of flights between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi group, involving nearly 900 detainees from both sides, amid ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Yemen's eight-year-old war. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FARID AL-HAMIDI, Spokesman for ICRC in Yemen "Today, detainees are being transferred between Saudi Arabia and Yemen using multiple airport

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