Hundreds of Tourists on Yemeni Island Caught Up in Saudi-U.A.E. Rift
Approximately 600 tourists, primarily from Russia and Poland, are stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra after flights were suspended due to escalating conflict on the mainland.
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Open questions and key claims
STC separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of requiring flights to UAE to land in Jeddah.
Roughly 600 tourists — mostly Russians and Poles — have since been stuck in limbo on the island.
Flights from Aden international airport in Yemen were halted on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming the STC.
Around 600 foreigners have been stranded on Socotra after flights were halted.
The cancellation of flights was triggered by tensions between the government of Yemen and a separatist faction.
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