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Saudi-led coalition calls for end to escalation in south Yemen

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A Saudi Arabia-led coalition said on Monday all parties need to return to the status that existed before the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen declared an emergency in Aden, according to a statement published by the kingdom's state-run news agency.

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The coalition said any steps that contradict the Riyadh agreement should be cancelled, and it called for an end to any escalation in Yemen.

"We stress the need to restore conditions to their previous state in the interim capital Aden," the coalition said according to tweets from the official Saudi Press Agency.

On Sunday, the United Arab Emirates-backed STC announced emergency rule in Aden and all southern governorates, a movRead More – Source

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