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Added on the 14/04/2023 12:27:37 - 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
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
Handout footage shows an aircraft flying under the banner of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) departing from Mocha airport to Sanaa with released Huthi prisoners, on the second day of the Yemen civil war prisoner exchange between Huthi rebels and Saudi-led government forces. 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
The Royal Air Force plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives in London after being flown from Edinburgh, accompanied by her daughter Princess Anne. The C-17 Globemaster plane, recently used for aid missions in Ukraine, arrives at the Northolt airbase ahead of the queen's funeral in the British capital on Monday. 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.