Head of Yemen’s STC dismissed from Presidential Leadership Council
Yemen's presidential council head dismissed STC chief Aidarous al-Zubaidi from the body over alleged high treason and referred him for investigation.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:40 | 07 January 2026
The head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Wednesday issued a decree, dismissing Aidarous al-Zubaidi -- the head of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) -- from the body over alleged high treason.
"The Presidential Leadership Council issued a decision today, Wednesday, to drop the membership of Aidrous al-Zubaidi in the Presidential Leadership Council for committing high treason and to refer him to the Prosecutor General," said the decree signed by the council's chairman, Rashad al-Alimi.
It added that the country's attorney general would launch an investigation into the allegations.
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