"What happened recently has made southerners more determined -- psychologically and emotionally -- to restore the state," STC spokesman Anwar Al-Tamimi told AFP during an interview in Abu Dhabi. "When the appropriate historical, international and regional moment arrives will we be ready to restore our state. Whether it will be in the long term, medium term or immediately, that will depend on the circumstances," Tamimi added. Experts say the separatists' successes have embarrassed Saudi Arabia, a regional heavyweight and the main backer of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. The UAE-backed STC is a coalition of groups that long vowed to bring back South Yemen, which existed from 1967 until its unification in 1990 with North Yemen.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 01, 2026 05:21 UTC