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Yemen Separatist Leader Refuses to Attend Talks, Deepening Saudi Arabia-UAE Clash

By: Vivian Nereim — 7 January 2026 at 14:41

Southern Yemen has been engulfed in a proxy conflict that pits two U.S. allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, against each other.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of the Southern Transitional Council, in 2023 at a Yemeni community event in Queens, N.Y.

Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy

By: Vivian Yee and Ismaeel Naar — 20 February 2025 at 10:03

Riyadh is hosting U.S., Russian and Arab officials for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and Gaza, more proof of its regional clout and warm relations with President Trump.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio being welcomed on Monday by the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, in Riyadh.