Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled wanted  Yemen separatist leader out of country

Key Highlights

• Then, UAE officials flew al-Zubaidi to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates, the statement said.
• The UAE has been the major supporter of the council, known as the STC, which sparked a confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Emirates in recent days after STC fighters advanced in two governorates and appeared to be preparing to secede from Yemen.
• The Saudi statement from Maj.
• Gen.
• Turki al-Malki included him, naming a major general in the UAE as being involved in al-Zubaidi’s alleged escape, along with identifying his nom de guerre — something highly unusual in the typical clubby world of Gulf Arab relations.