"Live updatesLive updates, Leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council removed from government with the Saudi-led coalition saying he fled to unknown location'. The leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, has been removed from government for committing high treason, the chairman of the internationally recognised body holding executive power said. Al-Zubaidi was due to board a plane to Riyadh on Tuesday evening for talks this morning but did not board the plane and fled to an unknown location, the Saudi-led coalition said."
"The leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, has been removed from government for committing high treason, the chairman of the internationally recognised body holding executive power said. Al-Zubaidi was due to board a plane to Riyadh on Tuesday evening for talks this morning but did not board the plane and fled to an unknown location, the Saudi-led coalition said."
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has been removed from government on charges of high treason. The chairman of the internationally recognised body holding executive power announced the removal. Zubaidi was scheduled to board a plane to Riyadh on Tuesday evening for talks the next morning. He did not board the aircraft and departed to an unknown location, according to the Saudi-led coalition. The Saudi-led coalition reported that he fled to an unknown location instead of proceeding to Riyadh. The government action follows the coalition's account of his failure to attend the planned talks.
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