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Added on the 15/04/2023 11:15:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images show an aircraft flying under the banner of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) departing from Sanaa International Airport to Aden International Airport with released prisoners, previously held by Yemen's Huthi rebels, aboard. IMAGES
Plane carrying released Huthi prisoners arrives at Sanaa International Airport, following prisoner swap between the Yemeni rebels and the internationally recognised-government. IMAGES
A plane transporting released Huthi prisoners takes off from Aden airport towards Sanaa as the three-day exchange of prisoners between cities in Yemen and its oil-rich neighbour, Saudi Arabia begins. Nearly 900 prisoners from Yemen's civil war will be exchanged in the biggest prisoner swap since 2020, after a delegation from Saudi Arabia, which launched a military intervention in 2015, held talks with Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels this week in an attempt to end hostilities. IMAGES
A Red Cross bus transporting released Palestinian prisoners arrives in the Israeli occupied West Bank, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal due to expire within hours. IMAGES
Yemeni Huthi rebel prisoners arrive in buses at Aden airport during a prisoner exchange with the internationally recognised-government, on their way to board a flight to the Huthi-held capital Sanaa, from the country's southern city of Aden. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.