Houthis to release key ally of Saudi-backed government, unclear if he is alive
Qahtan, whose Islah party is a powerful member of the Saudi-backed government, was detained by the Houthis in 2015.
Yemen's Interior Minister Abdul Qader Qahtan (front R) speaks to reporters at the site where illegal drugs were burnt in Sanaa February 29, 2012. Yemeni authorities on Wednesday burned more than four tons of hashish and 4.6 million tablets of Captagon, which weighed 16kg (35 pounds).(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI)ByREUTERSUpdated:
