Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, appears to be splitting amid a Gulf rivalry, with its leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi fleeing Yemen and conflicting statements about the group's disbandment, reflecting tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced it would dismantle all its institutions due to internal disagreements and regional pressure, following recent territorial conflicts and the leader's flight to the UAE, amidst ongoing civil war and regional tensions.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accused the UAE of helping separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi escape from Aden to Abu Dhabi, amid escalating tensions and infighting among Yemeni factions supported by regional powers, which has led to increased instability and conflict in southern Yemen.
Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of helping Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi flee Yemen amid escalating tensions and internal divisions within the separatist movement, highlighting ongoing regional conflicts and diplomatic disputes.
Saudi-backed forces in Yemen are advancing to capture a key southern city, Aden, amid escalating tensions with the UAE, which is accused of aiding separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi's flight from the country. The conflict reflects diverging agendas of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen, with recent military and political moves intensifying the crisis.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen targeted separatist forces after their leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, fled before a planned flight to Riyadh for peace talks, leading to strikes in the Dali governorate amid ongoing conflict between the STC and the Yemeni government.
At least 22 migrants died and 65 were injured when a lorry overturned in Ethiopia's Afar region, highlighting the dangers of perilous migration routes from the Horn of Africa to the Middle East, often driven by human trafficking and false promises.
Tourists on the Yemeni island of Socotra are stranded following a rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which has led to the withdrawal of Emirati troops and a shift in control of the island's airport, highlighting the geopolitical tensions affecting regional influence and tourism.
A delegation led by Yemen's main separatist group STC, headed by Aidarous al-Zubaidi, is set to visit Saudi Arabia, signaling potential progress in resolving Yemen's ongoing conflict involving separatists, the internationally recognized government, and regional powers like Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Scores of European and American tourists are stranded on Yemen's Socotra Island due to regional conflict and port closures, with limited assistance from embassies and uncertain prospects for departure amid ongoing tensions between Yemeni factions and regional powers.
Saudi-backed forces have retaken Yemen's port city of Mukalla in Hadramout after days of airstrikes, as tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE escalate amid ongoing Yemen conflict, with regional factions and international actors involved in shifting control and diplomatic efforts.
Saudi-backed forces have retaken Yemen's Hadramout province's capital, Mukalla, after days of airstrikes, amid ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over regional influence and the Yemeni conflict, which involves multiple factions including the internationally recognized government, southern separatists, and Houthi rebels.
Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, recaptured an oil-rich region from separatists supported by the UAE, marking a potential turning point in the ongoing proxy conflict in Yemen.
Saudi airstrikes targeted separatist positions in Yemen's port city of Mukalla amid ongoing conflict involving Saudi-backed forces, Yemeni separatists, and regional tensions, with recent escalations including the declaration of an independent southern Yemen and strained Saudi-UAE relations.
Yemen's separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent South, escalating tensions amid ongoing conflict involving Saudi and Emirati forces, with the UAE withdrawing its troops and the situation remaining volatile.