The Arab Weekly
Joe Macaron
The assumption since last year was that Yemen had officially become a Saudi-Iranian battlefield. Defending the capital Sana’a was meant to prevent a fourth Arab capital from falling into the hands of the Persian empire. Yemenis were told that narrative as they watched lives slip away — more than 6,400 have died according to the United Nations, 2.8 million were displaced and 82% of the population is in desperate need of aid. Yet, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir reminded us on May 14th that Houthis are “our neighbours” after all.
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