Yemen’s warring parties complete major prisoner swap

A Yemeni prisoner, centre, performs a traditional dance during his arrival after being released by the Saudi-led coalition (Hani Mohammed/AP)

Yemen’s warring sides completed a major, UN-brokered prisoner swap, officials said, a development that could revive the country’s stalled peace process after more than five years of grinding conflict.

This week’s prisoner release, the largest-ever in the war, marks a breakthrough in the implementation of a long-awaited deal between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led military coalition supporting the country’s internationally recognised government.