Share: By Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC’s leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawa»»»

Yemen is threatening to fracture even further, exposing a growing rift between Middle East powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The latest friction is among members of the Saudi-led coalition based in Yemen's south that for years has been fighting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels based in »»»

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the head of a group of southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, fled Yemen by boat before boarding an aircraft to Mogadishu that landed at a military airport in Abu Dhabi. The drama escalates a row between Saudi Arabia and t»»»

ADEN: A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen’s separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up for talks in Riyadh and was kicked out of the country’s presidential body. The coalition said it had given Aidaros Al-Zubaidi a 48-hour ultimatum to come to Riyadh for discussi»»»