Yemen parties agree under UN mediation to release 1,600 detainees The agreement, announced on Thursday by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, follows 14 weeks of negotiations held under United Nations auspices in Amman and is expected to reunite thousands of families separated by more than a decade of conflict. UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the deal, describing it as “ the largest such release agreed upon since the start of the conflict in Yemen. ” “ This is a moment of profound relief for thousands of Yemenis who have endured long and painful waits [for] the return of their family members, ” Mr. Grundberg said in a statement . Millions affected by crisis Yemen has been devastated by conflict since 2014, when Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, seized the capital Sana’a, triggering a wider war that has fueled one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.…