Yemen govt: Saudi ambassador decamps to Aden from Houthi-controlled capital

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A Yemeni government spokesman said on Tuesday that the Saudi ambassador to Yemen will re-base his mission to the southern city of Aden, an apparent snub to the newly dominant Shi'ite Houthi faction controlling the capital Sanaa. Saudi Arabia joined Western states earlier this month in evacuating its embassy in Sanaa following a power grab by the Iranian-backed Houthis, viewed with suspicion by the Gulf's mostly Sunni Muslim rulers. The envoy's move to Aden underlines Saudi support for the embattled Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour who fled to Aden last week after the Houthis forced him to step down and held him under house arrest in Sanaa for a month. "The Saudi ambassador returned to Aden yesterday, together with the Gulf Cooperation Council secretary-general and began today to pursue his mission officially in Aden," said Rajeh Badi, a spokesman for Hadi's government.

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