Saudi Arabia on Saturday called for dialogue between factions in southern Yemen amid clashes in resource-rich Hadramawt province, where the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized vast swathes of territory in recent weeks. The Saudis and Emiratis have for years supported rival factions in Yemen’s fractured government territories. According to an AFP journalist, gunfire rocked the Yemeni city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province, on Saturday morning. Residents in the province’s city of Seiyun, where coalition strikes on Friday targeted the airport and a military base, also said they heard gunfire and clashes early on Saturday. But after a brutal, decade-long civil war, the Houthis remain in place while the Saudi and Emirati-backed factions attack each other in the south.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 03, 2026 12:00 UTC