Riyadh Agrees To Release 7 Houthis Following Safe Return of Ill Soldier

January 31 2019

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has agreed to release seven Houthi rebels after a Saudi soldier was freed, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

On Tuesday, Saudi prisoner Mousa Awaji arrived in Riyadh. He was freed due to an unspecified illness, according to a Houthi official quoted by al-Masirah, a Houthi TV channel.

The official said the release was part of an initiative by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

A spokesman for the coalition said the exchange was in part the result of poor...

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