Tag: UAE

Houthis Call for National Dialogue In Yemen, As Southern Transitional Council Makes Further Gains

Yesterday evening, the official Twitter account of Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement (aka the Houthis), issued a call for a resumption of national dialogue in preparation for new Yemen wide elections. نحن مع العودة لطاولة الحواروتشكيل لجنة مصالحةوطنيه والاحتكام لصندوق الانتخابات لانتخاب رئيس وبرلمان يمثل كل […]

BREAKING: Southern Transitional Council Captures Hadi Government Headquarters in Aden

Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) have taken control of the de-facto South Yemen capital of Aden. It would appear that a successful coup against President Hadi and his increasingly unpopular government has taken place with supporters of formal southern secession overthrowing a Saudi backed government which was committed […]

Saudi Arabia and the UAE compete for influence in the de-facto state of “South Yemen”

While the world has been distracted by Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, a series of potentially seismic events have been occurring in Yemen. To be precise, the political chaos has transpired not in Houthi controlled Sana’a but in Aden, the de-facto seat of power for the internationally recognised government of President Abdrabbuh […]