Updates: UAE says troops to leave Yemen as Saudi Arabia backs withdrawal

UAE says it will voluntarily withdraw ‘counterterrorism’ units, its only remaining military force in Yemen.

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, December 30, 2025. [SABAA TV/Handout via REUTERS]
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Yemen’s presidential council cancels UAE defence deal

By Federica Marsi, Maziar Motamedi, Umut Uras and Edna Mohamed
Published On 30 Dec 2025

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