WorldFri, Dec 26, 2025
UAE Affirms Support for Saudi Yemen Efforts as STC Advances
The UAE has welcomed Saudi Arabian efforts to restore stability in Yemen, as the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) advances in the south.
📌Key Points
- •The UAE has welcomed Saudi Arabian efforts to support security and stability in Yemen.
- •Saudi Arabia is urging the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) to end its escalation and withdraw forces from Hadramout and Mahra provinces.
- •The STC recently gained broad control in southern Yemen, displacing the internationally recognized government from its headquarters in Aden.
- •A joint Saudi-Emirati military delegation was sent to Aden on December 12 to defuse tensions and arrange for STC forces to return to previous positions.
- •The STC, initially part of the anti-Houthi coalition, has turned against the government to pursue self-rule in the south.
- •The STC's advances threaten the fragile anti-Houthi coalition and may provoke a Houthi counterattack in southern Yemen.