Yemen Separatist Leader Heads to Saudi for Peace Talks Amid Gulf Feud

• Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of Yemen's STC, will travel to Saudi Arabia for talks.
• The visit signals potential progress in resolving the conflict between separatists and the government.
• The conflict, which began last month, triggered a major feud between Saudi Arabia and UAE.
• STC, backed by UAE, seized territory, fracturing the coalition fighting Houthi forces.
• Saudi-backed government forces recently retook Hadramout and Mahra provinces.

Why It Matters: Yemen's STC leader's Saudi visit offers hope for resolving the southern conflict and Gulf feud.