https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/02/761722/Saudi-airstrikes--UAE-separatists-kill-seven-Yemen
Saudi warplanes have bombed separatists in southern Yemen backed by the United Arab Emirates, leaving seven killed, amid tensions between the two Persian Gulf...
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https://www.newarab.com/analysis/why-southern-yemens-chaos-benefiting-houthis
As southern Yemen fractures under competing authorities and agendas, the Houthis are consolidating power without the costs of direct conflict
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/03/riyadh-calls-yemen-s-southern-factions-to-dialogue_6749027_4.html
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have for years supported various factions within Yemen's government-run territories, intervening in the neighboring...
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https://www.ksl.com/article/34651544
Tribesmen allied with al-Qaida's branch in Yemen have imposed a ban on the leafy qat plant, a mild narcotic widely chewed on a daily basis, in a southern port...
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/4/live-government-forces-control-multiple-cities-in-southern-yemen?traffic_source=rss
Pro-government officials say they have regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2020/6/22/why-have-southern-yemen-separatists-seized-socotra
UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council fighters take over remote Arabian Sea island.
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/03/southern-yemen-separatists-push-for-secession_6749039_4.html
The separatists of the Southern Transitional Council announced the adoption of a constitution paving the way for an independent state, a move that reignites...
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