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Oman Secures Release of 14 Foreigners Held in Yemen

Oman Secures Release of 14 Foreigners Held in Yemen

Sunday, 24 April, 2022 - 14:45
General view of old Muscat, Oman, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo

Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman's foreign ministry said.


The people freed included a British man, his wife and child, seven Indian nationals, a Filipino, an Indonesian, an Ethiopian and a Myanmar national, the ministry added.


The ministry said that after communicating with Saudi Arabia to facilitate the issuance of the necessary permits, all 14 were transferred on an Oman Royal Air Force plane to the Omani capital, in preparation for their return to their countries.


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