Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolving a southern separatist group

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemeni politicians met Sunday in Saudi Arabia’s capital in their first public gathering since a southern separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates was disbanded following weeks of clashes. The meeting in Riyadh discussed the future of southern Yemen ahead of a Saudi-sponsored conference, the dates of which haven’t been announced yet. The separatist demands in southern Yemen are one element in a complex civil war that has gripped the county since 2014, when

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