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  • Aden (Yemen) | al-Zubaidi, Aidarous (1967- ) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Saudi Arabia | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | United Arab Emirates | Yemen

    Yemeni Separatists Say They Are Disbanding, but Move Is in Dispute

    ByIsmaeel Naar, Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim January 9, 2026

    A delegation from the Southern Transitional Council in Riyadh announced its dissolution, but members abroad rejected the news amid fears it was not voluntary.

    Read More Yemeni Separatists Say They Are Disbanding, but Move Is in DisputeContinue

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Houthis | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | World news | Yemen

    Saudi Arabia says UAE helped Yemeni separatist leader flee as crisis deepens

    ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

    Riyadh says Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, was helped to flee YemenSaudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of smuggling a UAE-backed separatist leader out of Yemen after he failed to turn up for c…

    Read More Saudi Arabia says UAE helped Yemeni separatist leader flee as crisis deepensContinue

  • al-Zubaidi, Aidarous (1967- ) | internal-open-access-from-nl | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Saudi Arabia | Secession and Independence Movements | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | United Arab Emirates | War and Armed Conflicts | Yemen

    Saudi Official Accuses U.A.E. of Helping Yemeni Separatist to Escape

    ByVivian Nereim January 8, 2026January 9, 2026

    Aidarous al-Zubaidi is wanted on treason charges in Yemen after he led a lightning military offensive that escalated a bitter feud between the Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

    Read More Saudi Official Accuses U.A.E. of Helping Yemeni Separatist to EscapeContinue

  • Aden (Yemen) | internal-open-access-from-nl | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | Saudi Arabia | Secession and Independence Movements | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | United Arab Emirates | Yemen

    Yemen Separatist Leader Refuses to Attend Talks, Deepening Saudi Arabia-UAE Clash

    ByVivian Nereim January 7, 2026January 8, 2026

    Invited to Saudi Arabia for talks, dozens of Yemeni separatist officials went incommunicado on Wednesday as the conflict in their country took a sharp twist.

    Read More Yemen Separatist Leader Refuses to Attend Talks, Deepening Saudi Arabia-UAE ClashContinue

  • Indian Ocean | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Saudi Arabia | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | United Arab Emirates | Yemen

    Hundreds of Tourists on Yemeni Island Caught Up in Saudi-U.A.E. Rift

    ByIsmaeel Naar January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

    Around 600 foreigners have been stranded on Socotra as clashes on mainland Yemen halted flights, turning the nature sanctuary and tourist spot into a geopolitical trap.

    Read More Hundreds of Tourists on Yemeni Island Caught Up in Saudi-U.A.E. RiftContinue

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | World news | Yemen

    Yemen separatist leader to make last stand after rejecting Saudi ultimatum, supporters say

    ByGuardian staff and agencies January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

    Saudi airstrikes hit Aidarous al-Zubaidi’s military camps after he defies a demand to travel to Riyadh for talksThe leader of Yemen’s routed southern separatist movement, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, has decided to make a defiant last stand in Aden, his suppor…

    Read More Yemen separatist leader to make last stand after rejecting Saudi ultimatum, supporters sayContinue

  • Defense and Military Forces | Houthis | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Saudi Arabia | Secession and Independence Movements | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | Territorial Disputes | War and Armed Conflicts | Yemen

    Yemeni Forces, Backed by Saudi Arabia, Reclaim Territory From Separatists

    BySaeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

    An offensive by Yemeni government-allied forces appeared to turn the tide in a conflict that has become a proxy clash between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

    Read More Yemeni Forces, Backed by Saudi Arabia, Reclaim Territory From SeparatistsContinue

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | World news | Yemen

    Yemeni separatists plan to hold independence vote within two years

    ByAgence France-Press in Mukalla January 2, 2026January 3, 2026

    Seven killed in strikes on south as Saudi-backed government moves to recapture key region from STCSaudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has called for Yemen’s southern factions to attend a “dialogue” in Riyadh, after a surprise independence bid and the Unite…

    Read More Yemeni separatists plan to hold independence vote within two yearsContinue

  • Hadhramaut Province | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Saudi Arabia | Secession and Independence Movements | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | United Arab Emirates | War and Armed Conflicts | Yemen

    Yemen Sends Its Military to Push Out Separatist Faction

    ByIsmaeel Naar January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

    The Saudi-backed government in Yemen said it would send forces to reclaim territory from a group that the United Arab Emirates supports.

    Read More Yemen Sends Its Military to Push Out Separatist FactionContinue

  • International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) | Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed al- (1961- ) | Rapid Support Forces (Sudan) | Rubio, Marco | Saudi Arabia | Southern Transitional Council (Yemen) | Sudan | Trump, Donald J | United Arab Emirates | War and Armed Conflicts | Yemen

    How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in Yemen

    ByVivian Nereim January 1, 2026January 1, 2026

    Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates burst into the open this week with an unusually direct confrontation that has global implications.

    Read More How Two Powerful U.S. Allies Came to Blows in YemenContinue

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