Mansur Hadi

Saudi Arabia: Gambler in charge

By the end of 2015 the BND, the German foreign intelligence service, had grown so concerned that it warned the government about Saudi Arabia's new Deputy Crown Prince and defense minister, 30-year-old Muhammad bin Salman. "The previous cautious diplomatic stance of older leading members of the royal family," it wrote, "is being replaced by an impulsive policy of intervention."

Ankara supports Saudi Arabia's military operation against Huthis

Turkey said in a statement on March 26 that it supports Saudi Arabia?s military operation against Huthi rebels in its southern neighbor.

?We support Saudi Arabia?s military operation against the Huthis. We believe this operation will contribute to the prevention of civil war and the strengthening of legitimate state authority in the country,? stated the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Yemen militia clash with army, fire on PM's convoy

Shiite militia clashed with Yemen's army and fired on a convoy carrying the prime minister on Jan. 19 as pressure mounted on the embattled government of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
      
The militiamen, known as Huthis, opened fire on the convoy carrying Prime Minister Khalid Bahah in the capital Sanaa but he escaped unharmed, Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said.