Assistant Minister of Foreign for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad announced that Yemeni authorities have managed to release a group of Egyptian fishermen, 13 persons, detained at Al-Hudaydah Port controlled by Houthi militants, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. The Houthis have arrested Egyptian fishermen for penetrating the Libyan territorial waters. The Egyptian Embassy in Sanaa has been following up the issue of Egyptian Fishermen held by the Houthi rebels. Yemeni authorities have cooperated with Egyptian foreign ministry to get the released fishermen out of Yemen, according to assistant foreign minister.
