Saleh's death redraws Yemen's landscape, sharpens Saudi-Iran rivalry
Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was President of Yemen for decades and once compared governing the country to "dancing on the heads of snakes," at the age of 75. His death will instantly transform the political landscape in Yemen, a country that's been gripped by conflict for three years./ Saleh was killed amid clashes with his erstwhile allies in Yemen -- the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. He had joined forces with the Houthis in 2014, prompting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to launch an offensive against what was never more than a ...
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