Oman and Saudi Arabia in expected peace talks with Houthis in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has freed more than a dozen Houthi detainees ahead of a wider prisoner release agreed upon by the warring sides, according to a spokesman for the Yemeni rebel group. The UN special envoy to Yemen has said the deal is one of several developments reflecting Movement towards ending the eight-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Houthi move prompted a Saudi-led coalition to intervene months later in a bid to restore the government to power. Oman has for years hosted talks between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: - Find us on Facebook: - Check our website: @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Yemen #pe