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The person of Yemen's separatists is heading to Riyadh connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) for talks, a Yemeni authoritative told AFP, aft days of warring betwixt his UAE-backed forces and pro-Saudi rivals.
The Saudi-organised talks bespeak the opening of de-escalation efforts aft the clashes successful Yemen's government-run areas that exposed a rift betwixt Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
"A ample delegation headed by the president of the Southern Transitional Council, Aidaros Alzubidi, volition question to Riyadh this evening astatine the authoritative invitation of Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman," the STC authoritative said, requesting anonymity to sermon delicate matters.
Mr. Alzubidi volition besides "discuss the confederate dialog sponsored by Riyadh", the authoritative said.
Saudi Arabia had called for talks betwixt the Yemeni factions successful Riyadh astatine the petition of Yemen's government, with some camps agreeing to instrumentality part.
In December, the UAE-backed separatists seized ample swathes of territory, including overmuch of Hadramawt state bordering Saudi Arabia, expelling Saudi-backed authorities forces.
But past week, aerial strikes from a Saudi-led conjugation and a counter-offensive connected the crushed pushed backmost the separatists.
The Saudis and Emiratis, some affluent oil-producers and neighbours, person agelong supported rival factions successful Yemen's fractious government, which is based successful the country's south.
They had initially joined forces successful the Saudi-led subject conjugation against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who forced retired the authorities successful 2014 and seized overmuch of the country's north.
