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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Saudi Arabia says UAE helped Yemeni separatist leader flee as crisis deepens

STC supporters hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi
Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who fled from Aden in Yemen. Photograph: Fawaz Salman/Reuters

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of smuggling a UAE-backed separatist leader out of Yemen after he failed to turn up for crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Aidarous al-Zubaidi had fled the port city of Aden for Abu Dhabi under Emirati supervision, deepening a diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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