New Yemen gov’t sworn in after Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal
4 years ago

New Yemen gov’t sworn in after Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal

Al Jazeera  

The 24-member cabinet, announced last week, sworn in during a ceremony in Riyadh where Yemen’s President Hadi is living. Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has sworn in a new government that was formed thanks to a power-sharing deal brokered by Saudi Arabia last year. The new government, headed by Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malik, represents Yemen’s northern and southern areas with equal numbers of members from each region. Yemen has been mired in conflict since a Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened there in March 2015 to restore the government removed from power in the capital Sanaa by the Houthi rebel movement in late 2014.

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Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank

Al Jazeera  

The deposit comes as the Saudi-backed administration struggles to handle weak currency and high fuel and commodity prices. Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to deposit $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank, state-run SPA news agency has reported, a move aimed at boosting the war-torn country’s economy. Riyadh intervened militarily in March 2015, months after the internationally recognised government was …

Yemen inaugurates new presidential council
2 years, 8 months ago

Yemen inaugurates new presidential council

Al Jazeera  

It is unclear whether the government and presidential council will remain in Aden, Yemen or in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as was previously the case. Marib, Yemen – The head of Yemen’s newly formed presidential council, Rashad al-Alimi, has been sworn in along with other members of the eight-member council in a ceremony in the southern port city of Aden. Last …

What lies ahead for Yemen after President Hadi’s exit?
2 years, 9 months ago

What lies ahead for Yemen after President Hadi’s exit?

Al Jazeera  

Lack of alternatives and international legitimacy kept Hadi in power regardless of being in exile and unpopular. A lack of an alternative that could be accepted by the divided anti-Houthi coalition, along with Hadi’s “legitimacy” as the internationally recognised president. Muhsin has long been associated with Islah, Yemen’s Muslim Brotherhood-influenced party, which is deeply opposed by Zubaydi’s Southern Transitional Council, …

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
2 years, 9 months ago

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce. Peter Salisbury, Yemen expert at the International Crisis Group, described the power transfer as the “most consequential shift in the inner workings of the anti-Houthi …

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end its long-running civil war
2 years, 9 months ago

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end its long-running civil war

LA Times  

Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi arrives in Tunis for a summit of Arab nations in March 2019. Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce. Peter Salisbury, a Yemen expert at the International Crisis Group, described the …

Yemeni government, separatist STC close to deal on Aden
5 years, 3 months ago

Yemeni government, separatist STC close to deal on Aden

Al Jazeera  

STC forces said an agreement to end the standoff in the southern city could be signed imminently. Yemen‘s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists are close to a deal that would end a power struggle in the southern port of Aden and see Saudi forces take control of the city temporarily, four sources familiar with the negotiations said. Saudi Arabia, leader …

Yemeni official: UAE won in Aden, Saudi silent over ‘slaughter’
5 years, 5 months ago

Yemeni official: UAE won in Aden, Saudi silent over ‘slaughter’

Al Jazeera  

Interior minister acknowledges defeat to UAE-backed southern separatists, accuses Riyadh of not protecting its allies. In a Twitter post published on his official account on Sunday, Ahmed al-Mayssari said: “We acknowledge defeat and congratulate the UAE on its victory … but this will not be our last battle.” He also blamed the Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and …

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