Yemen rivals to travel to Switzerland

Delegations from Yemen’s warring parties are due to meet in Switzerland for talks on a UN-backed prisoner exchange deal, which UN Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths said yesterday he hopes will result in the release of some detainees.

Griffiths told the UN Security Council that “logistical arrangements permitting” the talks would resume in Switzerland this week. A source said the talks were due to start tomorrow. “The parties committed to release conflict-related prisoners and detainees back in 2018 in Stockholm...”