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The wars in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region have demonstrated for years that it is easier for the parties involved to reach political agreements under the auspices...![A soldier loyal to the Saudi and UAE-backed government, manning a machine gun mounted on a vehicle passing by a mural depicting the late UAE founder and president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, along a street in the southeastern port city of Mukalla, the capital Hadramawt province on 8 August 2018 [KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1016080740Emirati-soldiers-in-Yemen-500x333.jpg)
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are exchanging roles in Yemen. While the former pretends to be completely biased in favour of the legitimacy, which requested its interference, the latter has...