The situation has changed in Yemen since last April, thanks to the creation of the Presidential Council and the announcement of the ceasefire under the aegis of the United Nations. Both were obtained through the Saudis and with the encouragement of the Americans.
The main success is the end of the war between Saudis and Houthis. Since April, for the first time [depuis 2015]there has not been a single missile launched by the Houthis in the direction of Saudi territory, nor has there been an overflight of Houthi territory by the Saudi Air Force.
Similarly, civil aviation traffic has resumed at Sanaa airport, and the supply of oil and gas is once again ensured by the port of Hodeïda. On the strength of these elements, the international community considers that it is possible to build a long-term truce, even to open up realistic prospects for a lasting peace.
The only thing that is really blocking for the moment are the negotiations for the opening of the access roads to the city of Taiz. But according to the Americans, these blockages can also be overcome at the cost of reciprocal concessions.
Will the divisions be overcome?
All this is an encouraging sign for the international community. But seen from inside Yemen itself, the situation is not so positive. To begin with, the Houthis are certainly not launching any more attacks against the Saudi neighbor, but, within the borders, they continue to violate the ceasefire
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Al-Yemen Net (Yemen net) is one of the most recent of the Yemeni sites which appear and often disappear at close intervals. It mainly includes dispatches, sometimes translations of articles from the Western press concerning Yemen, a few short reports from the field. But it mainly publishes comments and analyzes by Yemeni journalists and researchers, often of high quality. He is fundamentally anti-Houthi, but just as critical of the Saudi intervention, and even more Emirati. It is intended to be a continuation of the “Spring of Sanaa”, with a certain pro-Islah prism (Muslim Brotherhood).
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