Key Facts

• Yemen's government and the Houthi group have agreed to free nearly 3,000 prisoners.
• The agreement was reached after almost two weeks of talks in Muscat, Oman.
• This is considered a positive step toward reducing the hardship of detainees and their families.
• The United Nations facilitated the agreement, emphasizing the need for continued cooperation for successful implementation.
• The prisoner swap includes 1,700 Houthi prisoners in exchange for 1,200 government prisoners, including seven Saudis and 23 Sudanese.
• The conflict between the Yemeni government and the Houthis started in 2014 and has created a humanitarian crisis.
• Tens of thousands have died in the conflict, and millions rely on aid for survival.
• Nearly five million people in Yemen are displaced due to the ongoing conflict.