Presidential Leadership Council

Tribal mobilization to support government forces against the Houthis in northwest Yemen.
Middle East Forum Observer
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council’s Tired Requests for More Money to Liberate Sana’a
A Recurring Funding Request by a Government That Prefers to Run Its Affairs from Exile Deserves Scrutiny, Not Promotion
September 3, 2026
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Khaled Alyemany
The port city of Mukalla is located in southeastern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Case for Southern Yemen’s Independence
The Next Step Is to Consolidate Southern Self-Administration and Expand Internal Partnerships to Pave the Way to Statehood
November 27, 2025
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Khaled Alyemany
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, Yemen's Southern Leadership Council president, at London's Chatham House in 2023.
Middle East Forum Observer
Yemen’s Southern Leader Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Makes His Move
Can the Presidential Leadership Council Transform the Founding Text Into a Binding Operational Mechanism, Rather than a Symbolic Agreement?
September 22, 2025
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Khaled Alyemany