Saudi Arabia Pours Billions Into Yemen to Reassert Control After Pushing Out UAE

Saudi Arabia pours billions to tighten grip on Yemen after UAE setback

The wealthy Gulf kingdom is trying to bring together fractious armed groups and tribes while also propping up a collapsed state through major cash injections, with an unresolved conflict with Houthi rebels in north Yemen held at bay by a fragile truce - just as Riyadh faces a budget crunch at home.

Saudi Arabia pours billions into Yemen to reassert control after pushing out UAE

Riyadh is deploying political influence and billions of dollars to stabilise southern Yemen, unify rival factions and pressure the Houthis, marking a more assertive regional role despite domestic budget strains

Saudi Arabia deploys cash and clout in Yemen after ousting UAE

By Timour AzhariMUKALLA, Yemen/RIYADH - After pushing the United Arab Emirates out of Yemen late last year, Saudi Arabia is deploying political capital and billions of dollars in a bid to bring its southern neighbor more firmly under its control, a sign of Riyadh reasserting itself regionally after years of prioritizing adomestic agenda, six officials told Reuters.