WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio spoke with his Saudi counterpart, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, ‌about ⁠ongoing ​tensions ‌in Yemen and regional security, the State Department said on Tuesday.

The United Arab ⁠Emirates said ‌on Tuesday it ‍was ‍pulling its remaining ‍forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia ​backed a Yemeni call for UAE forces to ⁠leave within 24 hours.