Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One martyred in the Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Kawnin
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli drone targets a car in the town of Kawnin
Naeini: If our national interests are attacked again, our response this time will be stronger and more destructive
Naeini: The war has proven that the settlers are defenseless against Iranian missile and drone forces
Naeini: Trump lacks an understanding of the true strength of the Iranian people and is so deluded as to believe he can change the reality of Iran's victory
Naeini: The defeat led to Trump's confusion and loss of balance, which was reflected in his ill-considered statements
IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Naeini: Trump's statements are a result of his defeat against Iran, and we advise him to abandon absurd policies
Gaza Government Media Office: The number of children martyred due to malnutrition has risen to 66
Saree: Loyal Yemen will not abandon its religious, moral, and humanitarian duties toward the Palestinian people
Saree: Over the past week, we carried out military operations targeting sensitive sites and military installations in Beer al-Sabe', Yafa, and Haifa via a number of ballistic missiles and drones, which were all successful

Saudis optimistic about negotiations with Sanaa

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen Net
  • 15 Apr 2023 20:24
3 Min Read

The Saudi Foreign Ministry releases a statement revealing that the meetings in Sanaa "included in-depth discussions on a number of issues related to the humanitarian situation.

  • x
  • A member of Saudi security forces stands guard at the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this November 16, 2017 (REUTERS)
    A member of Saudi security forces stands guard at the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2017 (REUTERS)

It was announced today by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the Saudi negotiating team, headed by its ambassador to Yemen, Mohammad Al Jaber, held a series of meetings in Sanaa.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry added, in a statement, that these meetings "included in-depth discussions on a number of issues related to the humanitarian situation, including the release of all prisoners as well as reaching a cease-fire and a comprehensive political solution in Yemen." 

#Statement | The Saudi team held a number of meetings in Sanaa, which witnessed in-depth discussions on a number of issues related to the humanitarian situation; Including the release of all prisoners of war, reaching a cease-fire, and a comprehensive political solution in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/5NlSXmeGNv

— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) April 15, 2023

The statement also revealed that the negotiating team's meetings in Sanaa were transparent, positive, and constructive, noting that the Saudi delegation's visit to Sanaa is an extension of "the Saudi initiative and the positive momentum provided by the UN armistice." 

It was also specified that these meetings will be resumed as soon as possible, "with the aim of achieving a comprehensive and sustainable political solution accepted by all Yemeni parties." 

Equivocally, a member of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, said that the Ansar Allah movement is looking forward to "a comprehensive end to the war and not to a truce," stressing that the movement does not wish to monopolize power in Yemen.

Read more: Ansar Allah seeking end to war, not mere ceasefire: Politburo

Related News

Over 200 inmates escape Karachi prison after earthquake damages walls

Taliban releases US prisoner, signals openness to dialogue

Al-Houthi revealed, during an interview with CNN, that Ansar Allah's demands from Saudi Arabia and the coalition are not out of the ordinary, as "they will include opening the skies, lifting the siege and restoring commercial activity," noting that these are not demands but rights.

Al-Houthi said that the talks with Saudi Arabia are currently attending to the humanitarian aspect of the conflict, calling for steps to be taken on the ground in this regard.

Yesterday, the head of the Yemeni negotiating team representing the Sanaa government, Muhammad Abdul Salam, said that the Yemeni team underwent complicated and intense negotiations that discussed complicated and intertwined issues in regard to the humanitarian, military, and political aspects of the conflict. He stressed that progress has been made in some of the subjects.

Abdul Salam pointed out that there are "other subjects that have not been adequately addressed which the Saudi delegation chose to postpone."

The representative of the Sanaa government stated that the negotiating parties "agreed to sustain the existing atmosphere of calm, which applies to the armistice, and to maintain communication."

On his part, the leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, congratulated yesterday "the families of the liberated prisoners  on their recent freedom", assuring the rest of the prisoners' families that "work continues to complete the exchange process until the liberation of all prisoners is achieved."

The exchange of prisoners between Sanaa and Riyadh comes as part of the implementation of the agreement reached in talks between the parties to the Yemeni conflict in the Swiss capital, Bern, last March. The International Committee of the Red Cross will reportedly be using its planes to transport prisoners by air to and from 6 cities in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Read more: Yemen rebuffs KSA as mediating power: Saudi party in conflict

  • prisoner
  • Yemen
  • KSA
  • Prisoner swap

Most Read

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a protest following the US attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP)

Iran declares victory as ceasefire forces Israeli retreat

  • Politics
  • 24 Jun 2025
Israeli workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP)

True Promise 3, wave 20: 40 missiles launched, Kheibar-Shekan in first

  • Politics
  • 22 Jun 2025
Iran launches strikes on Israeli targets, despite alleged ceasefire

Iran victorious as ceasefire with 'Israel' takes effect

  • Politics
  • 24 Jun 2025
Iranian worshippers carry their country's flags in a protest to condemn Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, after the Friday prayers ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP)

Iran warns of NPT withdrawal, Strait of Hormuz closure after US attack

  • Politics
  • 22 Jun 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli occupation soldiers search for settlers amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central occupied Palestine, on Sunday, June 15, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Iran missile strike flattens Bat Yam, displaces 2,000 settlers

Palestinian fighters from the Islamic Jihad militant group riding on a truck with weaponry on display take part in an anti-Israel parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's founding, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 (AP)
Politics

Palestinian Resistance attacks Israeli forces in Khan Younis, Jabalia

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stands waiting to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Iran suspends IAEA cooperation, Araghchi blames Grossi for attacks

The commander of the Quds Force's Palestine Unit, Brigadier General Mohammad Said Izadi (Illustrated by Mahdi Rtail for Al Mayadeen English)
Politics

Who was Mohammad Said Izadi, head of the Quds Force's Palestine Unit?

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS