Summary
Saudi Arabia supports Yemen's call for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to leave Yemen after a recent airstrike on a separatist port city. The airstrike targeted a shipment said to contain weapons for UAE-backed forces. The UAE denies this and expresses regret over the situation.
Key Facts
- Saudi Arabia supports Yemen's request for the UAE to withdraw from Yemen within 24 hours.
- The airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition targeted weapons allegedly meant for UAE-backed separatists.
- The UAE denies the shipment contained weapons and regrets the Saudi statement.
- The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seeks independence for southern Yemen.
- The head of Yemen's presidential council canceled a defense agreement with the UAE and ordered its forces to leave.
- A state of emergency was declared in Yemen for 90 days to address internal conflicts.
- No casualties were reported after the airstrike on the port of Mukalla.
- Yemen's civil war began in 2014, led by the Houthi movement against the government.
