Saudi Arabia says national security is a red line as UAE forces asked to leave Yemen

Forces of Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, arrive in a mountainous area where they are launching a military operation in the southern province of Abyan, Yemen, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

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Dec 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line, hours after an airstrike on Yemen's ‌southern port of Mukalla by a Saudi-led coalition, and gave UAE forces 24 hours to leave, in Riyadh's strongest language ‌against Abu Dhabi yet.