As of Friday, the STC controlled almost all of Yemen's south and east, including most of the governorates of Hadramout and Mahra, local oil facilities and the city of Aden home to the internationally recognized government. Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of the STC, has already announced that the "next goal must be Sanaa, peacefully or through war, until justice returns to its people and aggression is defeated."
Three executives of defence companies have been arrested by Turkish authorities on suspicion of spying for foreign powers, prosecutors say. An operation was carried out on November 25, 2025, to apprehend four individuals identified in connection with the conspiracy, the Istanbul public prosecutor's office said in a statement on Tuesday. list of 3 itemsend of list As a result of the operation, three individuals were apprehended, and an arrest warrant was issued for one individual due to being abroad.
When the United Arab Emirates line up against Iraq on Thursday for the fifth and final round of Asian qualification for next year's World Cup, it is likely that over half of the home starting XI in Abu Dhabi will be foreign-born. The UAE are, however, merely another participant in a naturalisation arms race in the continent that has been boosted by the expansion of the World Cup from 32 teams to 48.