Shabwa province governor Mohammed Saleh Bin Adyo, who is aligned to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government, has demanded that UAE troops withdraw from their occupation of, and allow operations to resume at, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal at Balhaf. Although most of Shabwa province and Marib, from where the gas is piped, are dominated by Hadi government-aligned forces, UAE and Southern Transition Council forces retain control of Balhaf LNG itself.
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