Yemen's Ongoing Political Crisis: A Divided Country in Chaos

Yemen is a new country. It was formed in 1990. After years of war and fighting, the new country was formed when communist South Yemen united with northern Yemen. Yemen has been in a state of political crisis since 2011. A new wave of protests in 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign. The Houthis have seized much of the north and west of the country. While Saudi-led forces intervened to support the internationally recognized government based in Aden in the south. Aden was occupied by the separatist Southern Transitional Council in 2018. It is supported by the United Arab Emirates. The ongoing civil war in Yemen has reportedly killed over 150,000 people and created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. After President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi transferred his powers to the council in April 2022, Al-Alimi became the president of the Yemeni-led presidential council tasked with negotiating a permanent ceasefire and security solutions.