US EditionSaudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment from UAE, issues warning to Abu Dhabi
Saudi coalition targeted weapons offloaded from two ships from UAE at Yemen's al-Mukalla port to prevent escalation amid STC advances, coalition said no collateral damage occurred.
- Saudi Arabia bombed the port city of Mukalla in Yemen over a shipment of weapons for separatists that arrived from the United Arab Emirates .
- The separatist movement, backed by the UAE, has seized territories in Yemen, leading to tensions with Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government.
- The United States has urged restraint and diplomacy to resolve the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the UAE-backed separatists in Yemen.
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Yemen declares state of emergency as separatist conflict flares
The leader of Yemen’s presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-backed separatists seized swathes of territory. “The joint defence agreement with the UAE is hereby cancelled,” a statement said, while a separate decree announced a 90-day state of emergency, including a 72-hour air, sea and land blockade. The announcements by Rashad al-Alimi, head…
The Riyadh-led coalition has acted against the separatist movement of the Southern Transition Council – supported by the United Arab Emirates – whose troops have taken large portions of the country in recent weeks.
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BizTocSaudi-Led Coalition Hits Weapons in Yemen Coming From UAE Port
(Bloomberg) — A Saudi-led coalition said it carried out an airstrike against weapons shipment coming from the United Arab Emirates at the Yemeni port of Mukalla, raising tensions between the two Gulf allies over the ongoing war there.
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