Riyadh: YemenThe presidency announced on Thursday that he had formed a new council to lead the war-torn country, state media reported, a major blow to the coalition battling the war. Houthi the rebels
“I irrevocably delegate all my powers to this Presidential Leadership Council,” President Abedrabo Mansoor Hadi In a televised statement early Thursday, the last day of peace talks Saudi Arabthe capital of.
Hadi’s internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been locked in a violent power struggle since 2014 when rebels seized the capital, Sanaa.
The UN-Dalit ceasefire that began on Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has offered a glimmer of hope in what is considered to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The ceasefire came as peace talks were underway in Riyadh without the participation of the Houthis, who refused to negotiate on “enemy” territory.
Some analysts had cast doubt on what the talks could achieve in the absence of the Houthiians, but Thursday’s news could mean that at times, anti-fractal Houthi forces will unite in any future talks. .
The new council will have eight members and will be headed by Rashad al-Alimi, a former interior minister and adviser to Hadi.
Its formation represents “the most consequential change in the internal workings of the anti-Houthi faction since the start of the war”. Peter SalisburySenior Yemen analyst at International Crisis Group said on Twitter.
Yemen’s 30 million people are in dire need of aid. This month the UN donors’ conference raised less than a third of the $4.27 billion target, sending a blackout for a country where 80 percent of the population depends on aid.
“I irrevocably delegate all my powers to this Presidential Leadership Council,” President Abedrabo Mansoor Hadi In a televised statement early Thursday, the last day of peace talks Saudi Arabthe capital of.
Hadi’s internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been locked in a violent power struggle since 2014 when rebels seized the capital, Sanaa.
The UN-Dalit ceasefire that began on Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has offered a glimmer of hope in what is considered to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The ceasefire came as peace talks were underway in Riyadh without the participation of the Houthis, who refused to negotiate on “enemy” territory.
Some analysts had cast doubt on what the talks could achieve in the absence of the Houthiians, but Thursday’s news could mean that at times, anti-fractal Houthi forces will unite in any future talks. .
The new council will have eight members and will be headed by Rashad al-Alimi, a former interior minister and adviser to Hadi.
Its formation represents “the most consequential change in the internal workings of the anti-Houthi faction since the start of the war”. Peter SalisburySenior Yemen analyst at International Crisis Group said on Twitter.
Yemen’s 30 million people are in dire need of aid. This month the UN donors’ conference raised less than a third of the $4.27 billion target, sending a blackout for a country where 80 percent of the population depends on aid.