The UAE has announced a $1 billion package to help rebuild Yemen’s electricity sector, a move that analysts in Europe say could open new avenues for European renewable-energy firms seeking entry points into high-impact stabilisation projects across the Middle East.

Following the Yemeni war and the takeover of the capital Sanaa and other areas in the north by the Houthis in 2014, the Aden-based STC - which advocates for southern independence - has emerged as a key player among anti-Houthi elements.

In a report released Thursday, the watchdog determined that Mr Hegseth had the authority to declassify the information he’d sent – which was originally labelled secret – but that his use of a personal cell phone “risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives”.

A senior Republican senator has rejected Pete Hegseth’s claim to have been completely exonerated by a watchdog report into the “Signalgate” scandal. An Inspector General report found that the defense secretary risked endangering the lives of American troops when he used the messaging app Signal to discuss secret plans to launch airstrikes targeting Houthi fighters in Yemen.

Oman said it received the 11 mariners — who are from India and the Philippines — “in preparation for their return to their home countries.”

The separatists were battling to secure the region’s oil fields, residents and the group’s officials said. Their swift advance could be a turning point in Yemen’s decade-long civil war.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have released mariners they have held since their attack in July on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea.