The resigned Yemeni Minister of Transport, Saleh al-Jabwani, said that he had confronted the UAE because he realized early on what he called its destructive divisive project in Yemen, considering that Saudi Arabia turned a blind eye to what the Emirates were doing there, and that he did not know whether this was ignoring or collusion.

He clarified that he would not accept the paralysis and anarchy that smelled its scandals in Aden and throughout southern Yemen, and indicated that the legitimate government signed the Riyadh agreement "but they prevented us from returning to Aden."

Al-Jibwani indicated that he advised the prime minister not to be a Trojan horse for chaos projects in the south, and added that either he implemented the Riyadh agreement or Saudi Arabia stripped its hand of this agreement, after which Aden would be liberated within hours.

On his dismissal, he said that the head of the President’s office had informed him that he would stop the Prime Minister’s procedures by stopping him from working, but that did not happen.

Resignation and justifications
Al-Jabwani had submitted his resignation against the backdrop of a decision issued by the appointed Prime Minister Moeen Abdul Malik on Thursday to suspend him from work, claiming that there was "a serious disruption in the performance of his duties."

In his letter of resignation, al-Jabwani said that he had received a letter from the prime minister to suspend him from work, despite the fact that it was a matter of sovereignty for the President of the Republic, and added that the decision to stop him came two days after the death sentence was issued by the Houthis, and was preceded by the fall of Aden province in the hands of the Transitional Council militia Al-Janoubi, and forcing him out of it by force, after his defense of the state’s institutions, as well as preventing him from returning to Aden after signing the Riyadh agreement between the government and the council, last November.

Al-Jabwani considered that the decision to stop him represents a stab by the prime minister, and he accused Abdul-Malik of confessing that he was standing with the Transitional Council (which calls for the secession of southern Yemen from the north) in one parapet.

Yemen suffers from security and political chaos under the weight of a six-year war between pro-government forces and the Houthis who have controlled provinces including the capital, Sanaa, since 2014.

The Yemeni conflict is complicated by the fact that it has regional extensions. Since 2015, a Saudi-Emirati military alliance has been supporting forces loyal to the government, in the face of the Houthis backed by Iran, which is fighting with the Kingdom for influence in several Arab countries.