Yemen Announces Cancellation of UAE Defense Pact
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi issued the ultimatum during a nationally broadcast address, stating: "All Emirati forces must withdraw from all Yemeni territory within 24 hours."
The chairman also declared a nationwide state of emergency beginning immediately and extending 90 days. Simultaneously, authorities imposed a three-day closure affecting all aviation facilities and ground border checkpoints, media confirmed.
The announcement came hours after Saudi-led coalition aircraft conducted what officials characterized as a "limited" military strike against two commercial vessels docked at Mukalla port along Yemen's southern coastline.
Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki told media that the targeted ships had sailed from Fujairah port in the UAE and arrived at Mukalla between December 27-28. According to al-Maliki, neither vessel obtained mandatory clearance from the coalition's Joint Forces Command before entering Yemeni waters.
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