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STC announces plan for self-rule in south Yemen; government calls it
'catastrophic'

Reuters

   ADEN, YEMEN - Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) on
   Sunday announced it would establish a self-ruled administration in the
   regions under their control, which the internationally recognized
   Saudi-backed government said would have "catastrophic consequences" for
   a November peace deal.

   Under a deal to end the power struggle in south Yemen, agreed to in
   Riyadh, the STC and other southerners were supposed to join a new
   national cabinet and place all forces under control of the
   internationally recognized government. The STC is supported by the
   United Arab Emirates.

   "The announcement by the so-called transitional council of its
   intention to establish a southern administration is a resumption of its
   armed insurgency... and an announcement of its rejection and complete
   withdrawal from the Riyadh agreement," Yemen's foreign ministry said in
   a statement on Twitter.

   "The so-called transitional council will bear alone the dangerous and
   catastrophic consequences for such an announcement," it said.

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