Yemen PM returns to Aden‏

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اليمن العربي

 

Yemen's prime minister on Monday flew back to the southern city of Aden under the terms of a peace deal with Southern Transitional Council (STC) .

 

The return from Riyadh of Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and four other ministers, initially planned for last week but delayed for logistical reasons, follows the November deal with STC.

 

Fighters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) last August seized control of Aden.

 

The STC and the government, which are technically allies in the fight against the Houthis, inked a deal in Riyadh on November 5 under Saudi mediation.

 

As well as heralding the government's return to Aden, it laid the foundation for forming a new 24-member cabinet with equal representation for southerners, including the STC.