Saudi Arabia has declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen a threat to the kingdom's national security and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the rivalry between the Gulf monarchies boiled over into an open dispute.

No casualties reported in attack on Mukalla; Riyadh warns Abu Dhabi its actions in war-torn country are 'extremely dangerous'

YEMEN: Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen a threat to the kingdom's national security on Tuesday (Dec 30) and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the rivalry between the Gulf monarchies boiled over into an open dispute.The strongly worded foreign ministry statement ca

Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it's ending its military presence in Yemen after its close ally, Saudi Arabia, bombed separatists backed by the UAE.

AL MUKALLA: A Saudi-led coalition said it targeted on Tuesday (Dec 30) a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles destined for separatist forces that were being offloaded from ships at a port in Yemen, coming from the UAE.Yemen has been fighting a crippling war, as armed factions loosely grouped under th

AL MUKALLA, Yemen >> The United Arab Emirates said today that it was pulling its remaining troops out of Yemen, hours after a Saudi-led airstrike targeted a UAE shipment, an episode that has laid bare the deepening rift between two Persian Gulf powerhouses.

The UAE announces withdrawal of its remaining forces in Yemen amid escalating tensions and Saudi airstrikes targeting separatist weapons shipments.

The UAE and Saudi have been allies in the war against the Houthis, but infighting between the rival factions they support has caused a rift between them.

Dec 30 - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line and backed a call for UAE forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, shortly after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A military statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency announced the strikes, which it said came after ships arrived there from Fujairah, a port city on the UAE's eastern coast

Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting what it said was a shipment of weapons intended for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). The kingdom warned that the actions of the Emirates in supporting the separatists’ advances in Yemen were “extremely dangerous,” highlighting a new escalation in tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

Saudi Arabia bombed the port city of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the strike. The attack signals a new escalation in tensions between…

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after facing an ultimatum to do so.

Saudi Arabia bombed the port city of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force.

Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen as a threat to Riyadh's national security, after a Saudi-led coalition said it struck a UAE weapons shipment destined to Yemen's STC separatist forces. The latter, backed by Abu Dhabi, are seeking to revive the formerly independent state of South Yemen thirty years after the country's unification. They made sweeping territorial gains after launching a lightning offensive in recent weeks. Jon Gambrell, Associate Press reporter, tells us more.

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss