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UAE to resume funding Yemeni forces as Houthis advance
The UAE has agreed to resume payments to some Yemeni government forces fighting the Houthis in the south, while Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover, The Guardian reported, in the first tangible sign of healing between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to resume payments to some government forces fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in southern Yemen, while Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover for them in return, The Guardian reported, citing sources in Yemen.
The move is seen as the first tangible sign that the deep rift between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh over Yemen’s future is beginning to heal, as the Houthi advance has alarmed all Gulf rulers.
Behind the rift
The UAE quit operations inside Yemen in January, cutting off its funding line, after Saudi Arabia bombed Emirati arms shipments to the Southern Transitional Council (STC). That followed a failed STC attempt to take over the south and call a referendum on secession, after which STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi fled to Abu Dhabi.
Houthi escalation
The Houthis are pushing to capture Taiz and Marib, while the government in Aden has declared a counteroffensive to drive them from Sanaa, with limited success so far. Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said two Houthi missiles landed about 500 meters from a passenger plane at Aden airport on Friday, a day after an attack on a presidential palace in the city killed at least five people.
Saudi Arabia faces daily drone and missile attacks, and Egyptian President Sisi has asked parliament for authority to defend the kingdom. The U.N. says more than 200,000 people have been displaced since August.
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