Lack of alternatives and international legitimacy kept Hadi in power regardless of being in exile and unpopular.

Abubakr Al-Shamahi is a British-Yemeni journalist. Follow him on Twitter: @abubakrabdullah
Lack of alternatives and international legitimacy kept Hadi in power regardless of being in exile and unpopular.
Offensive against the Houthi rebels marks a shift in the UAE’s military strategy in Yemen.
The UAE, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels, has largely avoided the Houthi firing line until now.
Houthi rebels have been accused of delaying a solution to the stricken oil tanker crisis to gain politically.
Houthi rebels recaptured Rahabah and are now threatening to gain control over Marib, the last gov’t stronghold.
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