UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains
United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulers
TL;DR
- UAE to resume payments to Yemeni government forces in the south.
- Saudi Arabia to provide air cover for anti-Houthi forces.
- This agreement suggests a healing of the rift between UAE and Saudi Arabia over Yemen.
- Houthi advances have alarmed Gulf state rulers, with Saudi Arabia facing daily drone and missile attacks.
- Southern forces, previously funded by the UAE, are considered effective.
- Neither Saudi Arabia nor UAE have responded to southern Yemen separatists' demand for a referendum.
- Yemen's UN-recognised government declared a counteroffensive against Houthis with limited success.
- Recent Houthi attacks on Aden airport and a presidential palace have caused casualties.
- Egypt's president is convening parliament to grant powers for military action in defense of Saudi Arabia.
- UK is discussing further military aid for Saudi Arabia and reviewing legal implications of arms exports.
- Over 200,000 people displaced in Yemen according to the UN.
- Saudi Arabia claims to have revised its methods and acts in self-defence.
- UN security council asserted Saudi Arabia's right to act in self-defence.