Three Saudi diplomats held by the Houthi tribe in Yemen are in good health and are expected to be released soon. According to reports, negotiations for their release have been successful between Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi tribe, and a delegation of Saudi tribal leaders in the Yemeni province of Saada a few days ago. Ali Bin Muhammad Al-Hamdan, the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, was quoted by Al-Watan Arabic daily as saying that the three officials are in good health. The father of one of the kidnapped officials said that talks were fruitful because of the efforts of Prince Misha'l Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Najran region, and the Saudi Embassy in Yemen. There is also a blood relationship between the kidnapped officials and the Yemeni Jouf tribes, the paper said. The Saudi delegation was led by Sheikh Hassan Bin Hadi Al-Sharaf. The Houthis were represented by Abdullah Al-Azi, his nephew and a large delegation. The Houthi leader said that the Saudi diplomats have nothing to do with the months-lomng feud between the Salfis and Houthis in Saada. The Saudi diplomats were abducted at a Houthi checkpoint in Al-Safra.
