"We expect that in 10 days time the final signing will have happened," the head of the government delegation to the prisoner-exchange talks, Hadi Haig, told Reuters by telephone. The swap was one of the least contentious confidence-building measures at December's UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, held amid Western pressure to end the conflict. The ICRC said it was preparing for the swap by increasing staff numbers and arranging medical support. The conflict pits the Houthis against Yemeni forces backed by a Sunni Muslim coalition, which are trying to restore the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The conflict began after pro-democracy unrest forced the former president, the late Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down in 2012.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2019 15:54 UTC