On December 30, local time, League of Arab States Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit issued a statement on the situation in Yemen, expressing great concern over the recent dangerous escalation of the security situation in Yemen. The statement said that the Southern Transitional Council did not respond to the relevant demands of the Presidential Leadership Council, causing the situation to continue to be tense. Abu Gheit expressed concern over the escalating trend in Hadramaut and Mahala provinces in eastern Yemen, and called for an immediate cessation of all escalations.

On December 30, local time, League of Arab States Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit issued a statement on the situation in Yemen, expressing great concern over the recent dangerous escalation of the security situation in Yemen. The statement said that the Southern Transitional Council did not respond to the relevant demands of the Presidential Leadership Council, causing the situation to continue to be tense. Abu Gheit expressed concern over the escalating trend in Hadramaut and Mahala provinces in eastern Yemen, and called for an immediate cessation of all escalations.