Flights in and out of Yemen had been restricted following a flare-up of violence between rival armed factions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The southern Yemeni port city of Aden was calm on Tuesday evening after anti-aircraft guns were used to target unidentified drones above the al-Maashiq presidential palace, two security sources told Reuters.

Government troops tighten security in Yemen’s temporary capital as tensions spike with the STC following airport takeover and leadership rupture.

Aidarus Al-Zubaidi ordered suspension of flights at Aden airport, causing serious harm to Yemenis and blocking landing of Saudi aircraft, says Saudi envoy - Anadolu Ajansı

Flights at Yemen’s Aden international airport were halted on Thursday, the latest sign of a deepening crisis between Gulf powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, whose rivalry is reshaping war-torn Yemen.

Yemen’s separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move.