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The foreign affairs minister of Oman has affirmed his country’s support for the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, it has been reported by Al-Arabia. Yusuf Bin Alawi made his statement in the wake of extensive silence about the Saudi-led coalition’s military advancements against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Omani officials also told Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi that the government in Muscat backs all of the efforts to provide security and stability, and protect the territorial integrity of Yemen.
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Oman’s support for Hadi comes after Abu Dhabi and Dubai reiterated the UAE’s backing for a Southern Transitional Council without the president-in-exile. Former Aden governor Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, who was dismissed from his post recently, has been “appointed” as the council’s president.