US EditionYemen's southern separatists welcome Saudi call for dialogue amid Saudi-UAE rift
Saudi Arabia calls for dialogue among southern Yemen factions amid renewed airstrikes and the Southern Transitional Council's push for independence, which threatens Yemen's unity.
- On Saturday, January 3, 2026, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry called for Yemen's southern factions to attend talks in Riyadh, saying the Yemeni government issued the invitation.
- The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council has seized large swaths of territory in recent weeks and announced a two-year transition to form a southern state, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have long supported rival factions in Yemen.
- On Friday, airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition struck the south, with separatists reporting fatalities and supporters in Aden on January 1 displaying a poster of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
- Saudi Arabia stepped in diplomatically, urging urgent dialogue among southern factions as the STC's push for independence risks splitting Yemen while the Houthis remain entrenched.
- The Riyadh conference aims to discuss just solutions for the southern cause, but Gulf rivalries and entrenched fighting complicate prospects for a unified political settlement.
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Yemen's southern separatists welcome Saudi call for dialogue amid Saudi-UAE rift
Yemen's southern separatists welcomed on Saturday a call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia to end a recent military escalation, a potential sign of an easing in an unusually public confrontation between the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Yemen's Southern Separatists Eye Path to Independence Amid Gulf Tensions
Yemen's Southern Separatists Eye Path to Independence Amid Gulf Tensions The Southern Transitional Council of Yemen has responded positively to Saudi Arabia's proposal for dialogue, suggesting a shift in the intense standoff involving the Gulf powers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This crisis is part of a broader conflict with Iran-backed Houthis that has fractured alliances within Yemen.In a recent development, the Saudi-back…
For decades, the fighters of the Southern Transitional Council have wanted an independent state in the South Yemen, as it existed from 1967 to 1990.
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