Abubakr Al-Shamahi

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.

A peace deal may be close to be­ing clinched, re­ports say, as Oman seeks di­rect talks be­tween Houthis and Sau­di Ara­bia.

Marib’s fall would high­light the Saud­is’ fail­ure to over­come a ‘rag­tag’ pro-Iran­ian mili­tia.

Since the 19th cen­tu­ry, Egypt’s army has played an out­sized role in gov­ern­ing the coun­try and con­tin­ues to do so.

Aid groups wor­ry rebels’ des­ig­na­tion by the Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion will wors­en the world’s worst hu­man­i­tar­i­an cri­sis.

Protests against job­less­ness, cor­rup­tion, in­equal­i­ty in Tunisia in 2010 sparked a re­gion­al ex­plo­sion of pop­u­lar anger.