Yemen's presidential body sacks last pro-UAE member

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Yemen's eight-seat presidential body has dismissed its last UAE-backed member, a southern separatist, a move that further shifts influence within the council toward Saudi Arabia. "It was decided to terminate the membership of Faraj Salmeen Al-Bahsani in the Presidential Leadership Council," the Saudi-backed body said in an official resolution on Thursday. In December, forces from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) briefly