Yemeni southern separatists voice frustration over Saudi-Houthi talks

FILE PHOTO: A view of Big Ben Aden, a clock tower built beside Aden harbor during the period that Aden, Yemen was a colony within the British Empire, September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's main southern separatist group on Thursday voiced concern about direct talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement and warned against any deal that goes beyond the parametres of United Nations-led peace efforts.

Yemen has been split by an eight-year-old conflict pitting the Iran-aligned Houthis, de facto authorities in North Yemen, against a fractious coalition led by Riyadh, including southern forces backed by the United Arab Emirates.