Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over UAE weapons shipment for separatists

A screengrab showing what Saudi Arabia describes as a shipment of weapons and armoured vehicles coming from the UAE at Mukalla (Saudi state television via AP)

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, and warned that it viewed Emirati actions as “extremely dangerous”.

The bombing followed tensions over the advance of Emirates-backed separatist forces known as the Southern Transitional Council (STC).