US EditionYemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolving a southern separatist group
Yemeni politicians met after the Southern Transitional Council dissolution to discuss southern Yemen's future and received Saudi assurances on salaries and support for allied forces.
- On Sunday, Yemeni politicians met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, in their first public gathering since the Southern Transitional Council leadership dissolved earlier this month, focusing on southern Yemen's future ahead of a Saudi-sponsored conference.
- The conflict traces back to 2014 when Houthi rebels seized Sanaa, forcing the internationally recognised Yemeni government into exile in Saudi Arabia, while the Southern Transitional Council formed in April 2017.
- Saudi officials gave direct, practical assurances that forces allied with the STC will receive salaries and support, while members of the STC leadership have been in Riyadh about two weeks.
- Ties between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have frayed amid the dispute as Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who led the STC, declined to attend and Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of smuggling him to Abu Dhabi.
- Southern leaders reiterated the demand to restore a southern state, with United Arab Emirates backing the STC and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia regaining Hadramout and Mahra.
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Yemen leaders back Saudi effort to unify south
Saudi Arabia convened talks between south Yemen's leaders in Riyadh on Sunday as it intensifies efforts to stabilise the country following its recent military intervention against UAE-backed separatists. Political and tribal leaders gathered in Riyadh to discuss unifying the country's south, which for years has been divided between competing factions sponsored by countries in the Gulf. The talks came two weeks after pro-Saudi forces led an off…
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Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolving a southern separatist group
Yemeni politicians met Sunday in Saudi Arabia’s capital in their first public gathering since a southern separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates was disbanded following weeks of clashes.
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Salim Saleh BinBuriek resigned “to pave the way for the formation of a new government,” he said. Yemen’s prime minister resigned and was replaced by the head of foreign affairs, reported the country’s presidential organ, backed by Saudi Arabia. The move comes after weeks of tensions between Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates over the failed attempt by the separatists backed by Abu Dhabi to take control of most of southern Yemen. The offensive w…
Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolution of UAE-backed separatist group
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