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Yemeni government, Southern Transition Council expected to sign deal
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Yemen...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... ’s government and the Southern Transition Council are expected to sign an agreement ending a standoff in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , according to documents seen by Al Arabiya’s sister channel Al Hadath. According to sources, the two sides will sign the final draft of the deal, named the "Jeddah Agreement," on Thursday brokered by Saudi Arabian efforts. The expected agreement, according to a draft document obtained by Al Hadath, includes restructuring solutions related to security, military and political aspects of a government under the support and direct supervision of the Arab Coalition. On the political side, the draft deal refers to the restructuring of the government equally between the north and the south according to the outcomes of the national dialogue and the involvement of all groups under the southern movement. The STC had taken over the Yemeni government’s military camps in Aden in August. After a warning from Arab Coalition, the council agreed to a ceasefire. The deal will also see power remaining with currently President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who will nominate a prime minister and the ministers under several portfolios. According to a report from pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, the signing of the agreement will see the attendance of UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. Saudi Arabia has hosted indirect talks between the Yemeni government and the STC to rebuild the coalition fighting against the Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... movement that expelled Hadi’s government from the capital Sanaa five years ago. STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who has been involved in the month-long talks in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, headed to Riyadh on Wednesday, according to a post on his Twitter account. Related: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi: 2019-10-15 Saudi Arabian forces gain control of Yemen's Aden to end stand-off Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi: 2019-04-14 Yemeni parliament convenes for the first time since Houthi coup Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi: 2018-09-14 Arab coalition member state officials review efforts to ease Yemeni suffering caused by Houthis Related: Martin Griffiths: 2019-07-19 Peace must be returned to Yemen in accordance with the UN council’s resolutions, the United Nations envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says Martin Griffiths: 2019-07-16 UN special envoy to Yemen holds talks with Saudi deputy defense minister Martin Griffiths: 2019-06-26 Yemeni Speaker to Asharq Al-Awsat: Betting on Houthis Changing is False Hope Related: Aidarous al-Zubaidi: 2018-01-30 South Yemen separatists send reinforcements to Aden Aidarous al-Zubaidi: 2017-10-21 'UAE on the verge of splitting Yemen in two' Aidarous al-Zubaidi: 2017-05-12 Ex-governor defies Hadi, forms autonomous body in Aden Posted by: Fred 2019-10-17 |
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