UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen after Saudi ultimatum over Mukalla air strike

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was pulling out its remaining ‌forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers. The UAE made its announcement ‍hours after a Saudi-led coalition air strike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla. The attack on what Riyadh said was a UAE-linked weapons shipment marked the most significant escalation between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to date...