Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen's exiled president on Monday, as...
ADEN - Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president on Monday, as United Arab Emirates-backed southern separatists controlling the port of Aden held firm against Riyadh’s calls to vacate government sites.
The Western-backed, Sunni Muslim coalition has fractured after more than four years fighting on behalf of Hadi’s ousted government against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls the capital Sanaa and most populous areas. Saudi Arabia and UAE rulers met in Mecca on Monday, in an apparent effort to stop further damage to their alliance that would boost their common enemy, the Houthis, and their regional rival Shi’ite Muslim Iran.
The separatist chief, Southern Transitional Council president Aidaroos al-Zubaidi, said his group still supports the coalition against the Houthis and would attend a proposed emergency summit in Saudi Arabia.
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