Yemen hopes that Russian companies will return to the country for oil and mineral exploration and will play a big role in its restoration after the end of the war against the Houthi rebels, Yemeni Ambassador to Moscow Ahmed Salem Al-Wahishi told Sputnik on Tuesday

The separatist authority governing southern Yemeni provinces formally declared on Thursday that the region would resume its fight for independence

Saudi Arabia released on Saturday 183 prisoners affiliated with Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, and welcomed back 19 troops of Riyadh-led coalition during the second day of a UN-mediated prisoner exchange, a source told Sputnik

Yemen's warring parties exchanged 320 prisoners on Friday in the first such swap since Sanaa rebels and authorities in Aden agreed in March to free nearly 900 people, sources familiar with the matter told Sputnik

Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said on Friday progress had been reached at negotiations with Saudi Arabia, which took place in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa over the past six days

The United States welcomes a UN-mediated prisoner exchange in Yemen, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday

The newest prisoner swap between the government forces and the rebel Houthi movement in Yemen is an important step toward peace, Interior Minister of Yemen Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Haidan told Al Arabia on Friday