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The Politics of Yemen are in an uncertain state due to the Houthi takeover in Yemen. An armed group known as the Houthis or Ansar Allah seized control of the Northern Yemeni government and announced it would dissolve parliament,as well as install a "presidential council","transitional national council",and "supreme revolutionary council" to govern the country for an interim period. However,the deposed president,Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,has declared he is still in office and is working to establish a rival government in Aden.
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,or AQAP is a Sunni Islamist militant organization which seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and establish an Islamic emirate. Part of the al-Qaeda network,the group is based and primarily active in Yemen,while also conducting operations in Saudi Arabia. It is considered the most active of al-Qaeda's affiliates that emerged after the weakening of central leadership.
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The Cabinet of Yemen refers to the governing body of the internationally recognized government of the Republic of Yemen,led by its President Rashad al-Alimi,who is also the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC),the governing body of Yemeni republic.
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The Supreme Political Council is an extraconstitutional collective head of state and executive established in 2016 in Sanaa by the Houthi movement and the pro-Houthi faction of the General People's Congress (GPC) to rule Yemen opposed to the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Aden. The SPC carries out the functions of head of state in Yemen,appointing the country's cabinet and managing the Yemen's state affairs in a bid to fill in political vacuum during the Yemeni Civil War. The Council aims to outline a basis for running the country and managing state affairs on the basis of the constitution. Since 2018 the SPC has been headed by Mahdi al-Mashat as Chairman of the Council.
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Events in the year 2021 in Yemen.
Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi is a Yemeni politician currently serving as the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council since 7 April 2022.
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Sultan Ali Al-Arada is a Yemeni politician and general who has served as one of the 8 members of the Presidential Leadership Council since 2022. The PLC is the internationally-recognized executive of Yemen. Arada concurrently serves as the governor of Marib Governorate,having held that role since 2012.
On March 23,2022,Houthis assassinated Yemeni army commander Thabet Gawas and three others in a car bombing in Aden,Yemen.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Wikipedia articles available about the Yemeni crisis,revolution,and Yemeni civil war (2014–present).
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- 1 2 3 "من هو أحمد الرهوي الذي تم اختياره رئيسا لحكومة التغيير في صنعاء؟" [Who is Ahmed Al-Rahawi, who was chosen as head of the government of change in Sana'a?]. Yemnews.net (in Arabic). 10 August 2024.
- ↑ Hashem Al-Dharhi, Abdullah Ali (10 August 2024). "أحمد غالب الرهوي اليافعي في سطور" [Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahawi Al-Yafei in a few lines]. Shabwah Portal (in Arabic).
- ↑ "قراءة في تشكيلة حكومة الحوثيين الجديدة باليمن" [Reading into the formation of the new Houthi government in Yemen] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Arabic. 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "رئيس المجلس السياسي الأعلى يصدر قرارا بتكليف أحمد الرهوي بتشكيل حكومة التغيير والبناء" [The President of the Supreme Political Council issues a decision to assign Ahmed Al-Rahwi to form the government of change and construction] (in Arabic). Saba News Agency. 10 August 2024.
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