A prisoner swap expected on Wednesday between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government has been delayed, but the first remarks by warring factions on the latest peace talks to end the country’s nine-year conflict conveyed optimism.
Saudi and Omani delegations are holding talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, with the progress of the talks lauded by several parties to the conflict on Monday, despite the delay in the prisoner exchange.
