Saudi-backed forces have retaken Yemen's port city of Mukalla from southern separatists. The capital of Hadramout province was reclaimed by Yemen’s internationally recognized government after Saudi airstrikes.

Turmoil in Yemen's south has exposed a major feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, yet their $30 billion trade ties are proving remarkably resilient.

Comments come amid widening differences between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, once close partners.

Yemen is threatening to fracture even further, exposing a growing rift between Middle East powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The delegation of STC is expected in Saudi Arabia to meet the Saudi leadership as Riyadh moves to organise dialogue on southern Yemen’s future.

Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council, says Homeland Shield forces had achieved ‘record success’.

Las fuerzas respaldadas por Arabia Saudí se desplegaron el domingo en Mukala, Yemen, después de retomar la ciudad portuaria que fue capturada por separatistas del sur el mes pasado.