Saudi Arabia warns UAE as Yemen rift deepens
Saudi Arabia has warned that its national security is a red line after a Saudi led coalition airstrike on Yemen’s southern port of Mukalla targeted what it said was a UAE linked weapons shipment for southern separatist forces. The United Arab Emirates said it was disappointed by Riyadh’s stance and denied that the shipment contained weapons, saying it was destined for its own forces. The strike, which Saudi state media said caused no casualties, hit a dock used to provide foreign military support to the UAE backed Southern Transitional Council, according to the coalition. Yemen’s Saudi backed presidential council head Rashad al Alimi then gave Emirati forces 24 hours to leave the country and cancelled a defence pact with the UAE, accusing it of fuelling strife by backing separatists. Saudi Arabia alleged that the UAE had pressured the STC to […]
