Gunmen assassinate Saudi-backed brigadier general in Yemen’s Marib

Unknown gunmen assassinated a prominent Salafi leader in Marib province, deepening the existing security chaos in Yemen

Yemeni army makes significant advances near Saudi Arabia’s Jizan province

Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition continues to lose ground on the outskirts of Marib city

Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Two rival allies

Once staunch allies, MbS and MbZ can't seem to see eye-to-eye on regional matters anymore, and so a competition for primacy is underway.

Yemen’s Hadi has no ‘power’ to bestow on the new presidential council

The exiled Yemeni president will transfer his presidential powers to the new council, with the Saudis pulling all the strings. 

Large contingent of Saudi coalition troops withdraw from Yemen’s Aden

The surprising move by Riyadh comes as coalition troops in Marib province continue to lose ground to the Yemeni armed forces