The UAE had earlier called for ‘restraint and wisdom’, but later agreed to the demands and announced that it was pulling out its forces from the country.

The United Arab Emirates is withdrawing its forces from Yemen within 24 hours following a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a port in Mukalla. The attack, over a supposed UAE-linked weapons shipment, marks a significant rise in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE,

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s Mukalla port after alleging UAE-backed separatists smuggled weapons, warning Emirati actions were “dangerous.”

The head of Yemen's presidential council called on Tuesday for all United Arab Emirates forces to leave the country within 24 hours, shortly after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition at the southern port of Mukalla.

The Saudi-led coalition launched an airstrike on Mukalla port in Yemen, targeting weapons from two UAE ships, amid tensions with the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The coalition, acting on Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council's request,