Saudi Arabia Frees 13 Houthis in Effort to Broker New Truce with Oman's Mediation.

Saudi Arabia has released 13 Houthi detainees ahead of a wider prisoner release agreed by the warring sides, as Omani officials arrived in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, for talks to end Yemen's years-long conflict. The release came as Saudi and Omani envoys are expected to meet in Sanaa to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials, building on an expired UN-brokered truce agreement. The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.