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Yemen Conflict: Saudi Arabia and UAE Roles
Summary: - Topic: Explainer on the Yemen conflict, focusing on why Saudi Arabia and the UAE are involved and how a southern separatist movement (the Southern Transitional Council, STC) has affected the Yemen war. - Key dynamics: - The STC, backed by the UAE, seized territories in southern and eastern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-backed counteroffensive and raising tensions between longtime Gulf allies. - Saudi Arabia led efforts to restore a transition plan after the Arab Sp
2026-05-24Yemen's Largest POW Swap: 1,600 Released
Summary: - Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement reached a UN-backed agreement in Amman, Jordan, to swap more than 1,600 detainees—the largest prisoner exchange in Yemen’s civil war to date. - Under the deal, the Houthis will release about 580 prisoners (including seven Saudis and 20 Sudanese); the government will release about 1,100 Houthi prisoners. Total nearly 1,728 detainees across both sides are slated for release. - The accord follows ov
2026-05-24Yemen Forms New Government with Al-Zindani
Summary: - Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council has formed a new government, appointing Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as prime minister while he also remains foreign minister. - The 34-member cabinet includes 10 ministers from the old government and three women; Marwan Faraj bin Ghanim is finance minister, Mohamed Abdullah Ali is oil minister, and Taher Ali al-Uqaili is defence minister. - This move follows months of Riyadh-mediated consultations aimed at easing ten
2026-05-24Yemen's New Cabinet: Hope Amidst Scepticism
Summary: - The Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Yemen announced a new cabinet after weeks of Riyadh-led consultations, signaling an effort to unify governance across the split country. - The move follows the dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and UAE forces’ withdrawal; southern separatists briefly dominated two provinces, straining Saudi–UAE relations. - Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani framed the cabinet’s priorities as improv
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