Massive prisoner exchange brings hope for peace in Yemen

Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The ongoing exchange is a confidence-building measure coinciding with an intense diplomatic push to end Yemen's war, which has left hundreds of thousands dead from the fighting as well as knock-on effects like food insecurity and lack of access to health care. The Saudi exit strategy appears to have taken new impetus from a landmark rapprochement deal announced with Iran last month.