Yemeni sports delegation blocked from entering the country after participating in an external event

Yemen

Yamanat

The delegation of the Mukalla Solidarity Sports Team, representing Yemen in foreign competitions, was arrested and prevented from entering the land navigation port in Al-Mahra governorate, in the far east of the country.

Media sources reported that the mission was detained from dawn on Thursday, November 6, 2025, until Friday morning, while mission members remained in the open.

The media reported from sources within the Al-Tadamon club that the club’s delegation was arrested after its members completed all the necessary legal procedures for their return to Hadhramaut governorate, following their participation in an external tournament in the Sultanate of Oman.

The sources explained that the intervention of the local authorities of Hadramawt governorate contributed to putting an end to the problem, after the contacts and mediation it carried out with the authorities concerned.

Yemen