Local Editor
Yemen's ousted president Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi is visiting Abu Dhabi as he attempts to repair relations with the United Arab Emirates, which has increasingly sidelined him in its three-year military campaign in Yemen.
Hadi was reportedly sent to the UAE by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, where he lives in exile.
Since the start of the Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen in March 2015, Hadi's close relations with the Muslim Brotherood-dominated Islah party infuriated Abu Dhabi, which has swung its support behind secessionists who want to restore the pre-1990 independence of south Yemen.
With UAE backing, in January the secessionists overran the main southern city of Aden where Hadi's regime had its headquarters.
UAE forces and their allies have also occupied several other key ports and islands, including the strategic Arabian Sea archipelago of Socotra, where Saudi Arabia too deployed troops last month.
The rift between Hadi and Abu Dhabi has been a prominent feature of the war.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
