Yemen
Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces patrol a road during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen. [File: Fawaz Salman/Reuters]

By Federica Marsi and Maziar Motamedi

Published On 30 Dec 202530 Dec 2025

  • Rashad al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, decided to cancel joint defense deal with the United Arab Emirate.
  • All UAE forces in Yemen must to leave within 24 hours, al-Alimi says, announcing air and blockade on all sea ports and crossing for 72 hours.