Yemeni Transport Minister Saleh al-Jibwani said that the UAE has not withdrawn from Yemen and does not intend to withdraw, but will continue to strengthen its forces in the south.
Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, will not leave Yemen until he is drowned in a sea of blood that began with the coup in Aden, he said in a tweet.
Yemen's transport minister accused the UAE of being an aggressor and said its insistence on staying by force would turn it into an occupying power.
About a month ago, the same minister said that his government had all the evidence - by name - on the UAE's relationship with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State to strike army reinforcements in Shabwa and Abyan.
Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has led a military alliance in Yemen with the participation of the UAE, in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government against those who control the capital Sana'a and large areas.
The conflict in Yemen has killed tens of thousands - mostly civilians - according to humanitarian organizations, facing the country what the United Nations describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.