The Southern Transitional Council said Aidarous al-Zubaidi remained in Aden “to ensure security.” It also accused Saudi Arabia of launching deadly airstrikes in Yemen.

Evacuation follows unrest in southern Yemen, with more flights planned to clear remaining stranded visitors, says Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes a rift long kept behind closed doors.

Yemen is threatening to fracture even further, exposing a growing rift between Middle East powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Comments come amid widening differences between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, once close partners.

The delegation of STC is expected in Saudi Arabia to meet the Saudi leadership as Riyadh moves to organise dialogue on southern Yemen’s future.

Saudi-backed forces have retaken Yemen's port city of Mukalla from southern separatists. The capital of Hadramout province was reclaimed by Yemen’s internationally recognized government after Saudi airstrikes.

The final days of 2025 marked a turning point in the Middle East, as competition between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen spilled out into the open. Tensions between the two coalition partners,