JEDDAH — The Arab Coalition has formed a Saudi-UAE joint committee to stabilize the cease-fire in the Yemeni provinces of Shabwa and Abyan, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting a coalition statement.

The report said that the coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said that the committee would start working as early as Monday.

Col. Al-Maliki pointed out that the command of the joint forces of the coalition was following up the situation on the ground in the province of Shabwa. He underlined the necessity for a commitment by all parties in Shabwa to continue the truce and maintain calm.

In a joint statement made early on Monday, the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE called on all parties to cooperate with the joint committee to achieve disengagement and redeployment of troops as part of the coalition’s military efforts.

Both the countries called for quick engagement in the dialogue to address the causes and repercussions of the events in some southern provinces.

It also stressed that both countries would continue their political, military, humanitarian and development work as part of the coalition efforts to preserve the interests of the Yemeni people and deter the Iran-aligned Houthi militia.