Saudi places restrictions on Yemen officials over fears of ties with Turkey

AbdiGeedi

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The Saudi-led coalition has reportedly imposed restrictions on the movements of Yemeni officials in the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, according to a report yesterday by the Yemen Press Agency.

According to the news agency, aviation sources at Aden airport disclosed that the coalition is tightening travel procedures to and from Yemen. The measures are reportedly aimed at tracking the flights of officials in Hadi’s government traveling between Aden, Turkey and Qatar, amid concerns that some of Hadi’s officials are secretly forging alliances with Turkey.

The restrictions follow speculation that Ankara is seeking greater involvement in Yemen with several Hadi officials having travelled between Aden, Cairo, Doha and Istanbul.

UAE-funded media has increasingly reported on allegations that Turkey is intervening in Yemen, through supporting the Islah-party, widely viewed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, although such links have been denied by the group. However, Turkey recently announced it will lead the anti-piracy Joint Task Force CTF-151 in the Gulf of Aden.

Earlier in the month, it was also reported that Saudi had begun expelling Hadi officials from hotels and forced them into cheap, rented apartments in a modest building. In May, the Yemeni officials were formally given notice to vacate the hotels as the kingdom was no longer able to financially support their residence.




 

AbdiGeedi

To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
To me it sounds like Saudis are starting to side with Emiratis and will eventually dump the internationally recognised government of President Hadi in favor of the UAE-backed rebel Southern Transitional Council (STC) in North Yemen.

If Hadi gets kicked out of SA, he will most likely end up in Turkey.
 

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To me it sounds like Saudis are starting to side with Emiratis and will eventually dump the internationally recognised government of President Hadi in favor of the UAE-backed rebel Southern Transitional Council (STC) in North Yemen.

If Hadi gets kicked out of SA, he will most likely end up in Turkey.
Turkey is leading the anti-piracy force so it's already in the region.

 

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