Saudi envoy says leader of Yemen separatist group STC blocked delegation’s landing in Aden
A convoy of armoured vehicles makes its way along a street in the port city Mukalla, southern Yemen, on January 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen said on Friday (January 2, 2026) that Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, the leader of Yemen’s UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused landing permission the previous day…

