UAE denies statement by Saudi-backed Yemeni government it was running 'secret prisons'


Reuters | Cairo | Updated: 20-01-2026 02:48 IST | Created: 20-01-2026 02:48 IST
UAE denies statement by Saudi-backed Yemeni government it was running 'secret prisons'
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The UAE's ‌defense ministry denied on Tuesday a ⁠statement by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government that the Gulf ​country was running "secret ‍prisons" in the eastern Yemeni province of Hadramout.

The Yemeni ⁠government ‌accused ⁠the United Arab Emirates ‍on Monday of running a ​secret prison at an ⁠airbase near the south Yemeni ⁠port city of Mukalla, fueling tensions ⁠in a row between the ⁠two ‌Gulf oil states.

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