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Yemen’s Aden airport shuts as Saudi-UAE rift deepens
The closure follows conflicting orders from Yemen's Saudi-backed government and UAE-backed separatists amid a wider Saudi-UAE rift impacting southern Yemen's air traffic.
- On January 1, 2026, air traffic at Aden international airport was halted as tensions persisted between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- Saudi-Backed, internationally recognized Yemeni government imposed new flight restrictions to and from the UAE, but Yemen's transport minister, aligned with southern separatists, ordered a full shutdown instead.
- Saudi accusations and the UAE's force withdrawal further deepened the rift after the Southern Transitional Council seized most of southern Yemen last month and a Saudi-led coalition hit Mukalla this week.
- Passengers waited at Aden airport on January 1 as the Southern Transitional Council agreed to allow Saudi-allied troops to deploy to Hadramaut, raising security concerns in Riyadh.
- The dispute marks a deepening crisis between Gulf oil powers Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as Yemen's civil war pits the Iran-backed Houthi militia against their coalition and the STC seeks secession.
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Yemen's Aden Airport Shuts as Saudi-UAE Rift Deepens Over Emirati Flight Cancellations
Aden Airport Was Shut Down by the Separatist Southern Transitional Council, Which Is Backed by the United Arab Emirates, in Defiance of a Government Ban on UAE Flights Imposed to Curb Rising Tensions in Yemen. The Internationally Recognized Government Is Supported by Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are in conflict in Yemen, which has now resulted in the cessation of air traffic in Aden.
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right
L 33%
C 20%
R 47%
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