Funds from Saudis Fund Southern Opposition: Saleh
ABU DHABI [MENL] — Yemen has identified Saudi princes as having funded therevived separatist movement in southern Yemen. Officials said Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh relayed details of Saudi funding to the separatist movement during his talks with Saudi KingAbdullah on June 1. They said Saleh appealed to Abdullah to stop the flow ofmoney from his kingdom to the growing separatist movement. “Saleh is telling Abdullah that a separatist movement in southern Yemenwill be immediately coopted by Iran and other enemies of the Saudis,” anofficial said.
