A Yemeni source told the island that the Saudi authorities are preventing the former governor of Mahara and the current state minister in the Yemeni government, Mohammed Abdullah bin Keda, from leaving the country.
The source said that Mohammed Abdullah bin Kada had contacts with leaders of the Yemeni government complained of preventing him from leaving Riyadh.
According to the source, Mohammed Abdullah bin Kaddah has been in Saudi Arabia for three months after being summoned from the Yemeni presidency. He was deposed from his post as governor of Mhara and was appointed minister of state in November 2017, after opposing Saudi Arabia's presence in the province east of Yemen.
For months, the skilled has been protesting against the Saudi military presence in the province. Citizens and tribesmen have repeatedly confronted Saudi Arabian forces' attempts to create military posts and checkpoints in areas of the province.