Saudi envoy says STC leader blocked landing of delegation in Aden

Middle East 02-01-2026 | 13:27

Saudi envoy says STC leader blocked landing of delegation in Aden

Air traffic suspended at Yemen’s main non-Houthi international airport amid political tensions
Saudi envoy says STC leader blocked landing of delegation in Aden
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The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Jaber, said in a post on X on Friday that the leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, refused to grant a landing permit for a plane carrying a Saudi delegation in Aden on Thursday.

He added that al-Zoubaidi had issued directives to halt air traffic at the airport.

Flights at Aden International Airport, the main international gateway for Yemeni areas not under Houthi control, were suspended Thursday.

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