The United Arab Emirates is set to restart financial support for Yemeni forces battling Iran-backed Houthi fighters, marking a shift in its stance amid growing regional concern over the group’s military advances. The move comes alongside Saudi Arabia’s commitment to provide air support, signaling a rare reconciliation between the two Gulf allies over Yemen’s conflict. The agreement reflects mounting unease among rival Gulf states as Houthi gains threaten to reshape the war’s trajectory. Analysts suggest the cooperation may ease tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, at least temporarily.
United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulersYemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict by resuming payments to some government forces fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in the south, according to sources in Yemen. In return, Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover for the anti-Houthi force.The new cooperation agreement is the first tangible sign that the deep rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia over Yemen’s future is starting to be healed – if only because the advance by Houthi forces across Yemen has alarmed all the rival Gulf state rulers. Continue reading...
