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Yemen Prime Minister Quits, Replaced by Foreign Minister

This is Beirut, 16/01 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The prime minister of Yemen has been replaced by his foreign minister after the premier submitted the government's resignation, the country's Saudi-backed presidential body said. The move comes after weeks of tensions between Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following a failed push by Abu Dhabi-backed separatists to seize ...

Yemen Presidential Body Sacks Last UAE-Backed Member

This is Beirut, 15/01 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's eight-seat presidential body on Thursday dismissed its last UAE-backed member, a southern separatist, consolidating Saudi Arabia's full control over the country's decision-making body. In December, forces from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council briefly captured two key provinces, infuriating Saudi Arabia, which rolled back their ...

Yemen Separatist Chief Calls for Protests in First Message Since Disappearance

This is Beirut, 15/01 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UAE-backed leader of a Yemeni separatist movement on Thursday called for protests in Aden in a message to a TV channel, his first public statement since his disappearance over a week ago. Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, the leader of the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), called for "the people of South Arabia to rally in the ...

Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries Doing Business With Iran

This is Beirut, 13/01 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced fresh tariffs on Iran's trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that any country "doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran" will pay a 25% tariff "effective ...

Yemen Separatist Leader Fled to UAE: Saudi-Led Coalition

This is Beirut, 08/01 08:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's separatist leader Aidaros Alzubidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday, after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence. Alzubidi was accused of high treason and removed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Wednesday, while the coalition bombed his ...

Yemen's Anti-Houthi Council Expels Separatist Leader

This is Beirut, 07/01 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday it expelled the leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks. The statement from SABA accused al-Zubaidi of “damaging the republic’s military, ...

Yemen Separatists Set for Riyadh Talks After Fighting: Official

This is Beirut, 06/01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The leader of Yemen's separatists is heading to Riyadh on Tuesday for talks, a Yemeni official told AFP, after days of fighting between his UAE-backed forces and pro-Saudi rivals. The Saudi-organised talks indicate the beginning of de-escalation efforts after the clashes in Yemen's government-run areas that exposed a rift between Gulf powers ...

KSA-Backed Forces Reclaim Eastern Yemen as Rift with UAE-Allied STC Deepens

This is Beirut, 05/01 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have regained control of the eastern governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra from the United Arab Emirates–supported Southern Transitional Council (STC), marking a major shift in the balance of power as tensions among Gulf allies intensify. Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership ...

Yemen's Separatists Say Fighting 'Existential' War Against Saudi-Backed Forces

This is Beirut, 02/01 16:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Yemen's UAE-backed separatists said they were fighting a critical war against Islamists and Al-Qaeda extremists supported by Saudi Arabia, their military spokesman said on Friday. "This war is decisive and existential," Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Al-Naqib said in a statement, after the Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes and ...

Peace with Israel: Lebanon's Path to Economic Revival

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 2025-12-30 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An unconditional peace treaty with Israel, inspired by the Abraham Accords' success, could reduce Lebanon’s security risks, unlock billions in foreign investments, revive trade, agriculture, and services, and create jobs—offering economic salvation while preserving Lebanon’s support of Palestinians. Normalization could boost Lebanon’s ...

Yemen Declares State of Emergency as Separatist Conflict Flares

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The leader of Yemen's presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-backed separatists seized swathes of territory. "The Joint Defence Agreement with the United Arab Emirates is hereby cancelled," a statement said, while a separate decree announced a ...

Three Separatist Fighters Killed In Drone Strike As Yemen's Government Coalition Fractures

This is Beirut, 2025-12-12 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A drone strike killed three separatist Yemeni fighters on Friday, their commander told AFP, blaming rival Islamist forces they had dislodged from large areas. The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council last week swept through swathes of Yemen in a near-bloodless takeover they say aimed to expel Islamists and halt smuggling for the benefit of ...