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Yemen on Tuesday announced the cancellation of a joint defense agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and called for the withdrawal of all Emirati forces within 24 hours, following an arms shipment by Abu Dhabi to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in the south, Anadolu reports. “All Emirati forces must withdraw from all Yemeni territory within 24 hours,” Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised speech. A state of emergency has been declared across the country, effective from today for a period of 90 days, along with a 72-hour air and land ban on all ports and border crossings, al-Alimi said. The move came shortly after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched a “limited” […]
