Yemen’s Aden Airport Shuts as Saudi-UAE Rift Deepens
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Flights at Yemen’s Aden international airport were suspended on Thursday amid escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, whose rivalry is affecting the conflict in Yemen. The disruption followed disputes over restrictions on flights to the UAE, with conflicting reports on responsibility for the halt; Saudi sources denied imposing restrictions and said Yemen’s government mandated extra checks on flights to the UAE. The UAE supports the separatist Southern Transitional Council, which recently seized southern regions from the Saudi-backed government, intensifying the crisis between the two Gulf powers. Although Yemeni sources later reported that flights between Aden and destinations outside the UAE would resume, the situation underscored the ongoing political and military rift impacting Yemen’s transport and security.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: James 3:16
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing."
Commentary:
Disagreement between regions often disrupts everyday life first, as seen in the suspended flights from Aden. This type of disorder emerges not only from politics, but from ambitions and rivalries getting out of control. It’s striking how quickly normal routines can unravel when powerful actors maneuver for influence. The ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE within Yemen echo the prophetic pattern where divides among nations and alliances cause instability and hardship for the population.
Prophetic Trend:
Rivalries among regional powers in Yemen are fueling instability and echoing end-time patterns of shifting alliances and growing disorder.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
Passengers wait for their flights at Aden Airport in Aden, Yemen, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Fawaz Salman Flights at Yemen’s Aden international airport were halted on Thursday, the latest sign of a deepening crisis between Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, whose rivalry is reshaping war-torn Yemen. At the airport — the main international gateway for parts of Yemen outside Houthi control — passengers crowded the terminal, waiting for updates on their flights. Later on Thursday, Yemeni sources said flights between Aden and all destinations outside the UAE would resume, though Reuters was unable to confirm that immediately. Air traffic was shut down due to a row over curbs on flights to the UAE, though there were contradictory accounts of exactly what had happened and who was responsible. Awadh al-Subaihi said he had been waiting at the airport for a flight to Cairo for medical treatment. “We are suffering, and many other patients and elderly people here are waiting in a difficult situation,” he said. The UAE backs the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) that seized swathes of southern Yemen from the internationally recognized government last month. S...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 01-01-2026 14:34