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Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council sacks defence minister, Saba says

By Thomson Reuters Jan 8, 2026 | 11:59 AM

Jan 8 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential leadership ‍council has dismissed Defence Minister Mohsen al-Daeri in ‌the internationally ‌recognised government, the state news agency Saba reported on Thursday.

The ​move comes amid ‍a ​fast-moving crisis ​in Yemen that ‍erupted last month when United Arab Emirates-backed separatists ‍swept through parts of the south, ‍including ‍the port ​city of ​Aden, ⁠advancing to ‌within reach of the Saudi border.

(Writing by Enas Alashray in ⁠Cairo;)