Saudi Coalition Urges Yemen Separatists to Honor Riyadh Deal

Saudi Royal Palace, Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden Governor Nasser al-Khabji, left, and Yemen's deputy Prime Minister Salem al-Khanbashi sign a power-sharing deal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 5, 2019. Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on April 27 urged Emirati-backed southern separatists to honor the terms of a Riyadh peace deal and share control of the port city of Aden with the country’s internationally recognized government.

The statement by Saudi Arabia comes after the separatists’ Southern Transitional Council again claimed sole control on