Yemen calls off defense pact with UAE, demands troop withdrawal

2025-12-30 03:57:43

(MENAFN) Yemen has announced the cancellation of its joint defense agreement with the United Arab Emirates and called for all Emirati forces to leave the country within 24 hours, following the UAE’s delivery of arms to Southern Transitional Council forces in the south.

“All Emirati forces must withdraw from all Yemeni territory within 24 hours,” Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address.

Alimi also declared a 90-day state of emergency across Yemen and imposed a 72-hour ban on air and land access at all ports and border crossings, effective immediately.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen carried out a “limited” airstrike on two ships at Mukalla port. According to statements reported by media, Coalition Forces spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the vessels, which arrived from the UAE port of Fujairah on December 27-28, entered Mukalla without securing authorization from the coalition’s Joint Forces Command.

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