Saudi-led coalition says to release 7 Houthi prisoners

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that seven Houthi prisoners will be released in exchange for the Saudi prisoner who arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi state TV reported.

Saudi prisoner Mousa Awaji was released by Yemen's Houthi group and returned on a Red Cross plane from Sanaa earlier on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)