Yemen government and Houthis sign deal for largest prisoner swap

On 2026-05-14, representatives of the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthis signed a prisoner exchange agreement in Amman, Jordan. The deal would exchange more than 1,600 detainees, and the parties also agreed on an implementation plan with the International Committee of the Red Cross and further talks on additional releases. The article describes it as the largest detainee swap since the Yemen war began.