Amid the takeover of Seiyun, the largest city in Yemen’s Hadramout Valley, by the UAE-backed STC militia, Saudi Arabia has dispatched a high-level delegation led by Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Ubayd al-Qahtani in an apparent bid to defuse tensions in the oil-rich province.

As clashes erupt in Yemen’s Hadramawt between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and the Saudi-aligned Hadramout Tribes Confederacy, observers warn the province could be pushed toward full-scale civil war.

The U.S. condemns atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan while quietly using UAE-backed bases for “grey zone” operations in the Horn of Africa.

Despite Israeli media alarms over Saudi Arabia potentially acquiring U.S. F-35 fighter jets during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington, reports indicate that the Abraham Accord matters far more to “Israel” than the aircraft themselves.

Saudi Arabia’s $50 billion Neom project, especially The Line, has collapsed amid soaring costs, technical hurdles, and failed investment, undermining confidence in Vision 2030.