Yemen's Leadership Purges 'UAE-Backed' Member as Saudi Grip Tightens
Yemen’s presidential body just sacked its last alleged UAE-backed member, consolidating what The New Arab calls Saudi Arabia's 'control' over decisions. A neat, tidy summary of sovereign internal affairs, right? Except this 'internal' squabble is a direct byproduct of a decade-long, US-backed Saudi and UAE war that has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. While the headlines focus
on who's in or out of a titular 'presidential body,' 17 million Yemenis, half the population, face acute food insecurity largely due to this same Saudi-led blockade and bombing campaign. (Remember when Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' and then sold them more weapons?) This isn't just about 'control' but about the catastrophic legacy of US weaponry and political cover turning Yemen
into a diplomatic chessboard for Gulf states—and a graveyard for its people. The media frames it as a geopolitical game while ignoring the famine and cholera epidemics, direct consequences of the very same 'alliances' being delicately repositioned. One might wonder if the 'news' is just a smokescreen for the ongoing tragedy.