Omani mediation in Yemen


Issue 947 - 24 May 2013 | 1 minute read

Austrian press reports suggest that Oman paid $50m to secure the release of three European hostages held in Yemen. The three – a Finnish couple, Leila and Atte Kaleva, and Austrian language student Dominik Neubauer, were kidnapped in Sanaa in December 2012.

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