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Prisoner swap in Yemen aims to relieve pressure on Saudi Arabia

Prisoner swap in Yemen is a tactic by Saudi Arabia to relieve some of the international pressure after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a political analyst says.

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Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and the Saudi-led coalition have reached an agreement for prisoner exchange ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.

But, Lawrence Davidson, political commentator, says the prisoner swap is a tactic by Saudi Arabia to relieve some of the international pressure after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.