Houthis released on Wednesday Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud al Subaihi who was kidnapped one month ago, Al Hadath channel reported.

Al Subaihi was abducted by Houthi gunmen with the help of forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh one week after escaping house arrest in Sanaa and arriving at Aden to join President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.