Appraising the Intricacies in the Saudi Yemen Political Impasse and Its Implication for the Region

: TheYemeni political transition which was to herald a new dawn for the democratic transition of government in the year 2011 dashed the optimism of many when the turmoil in the state led to its collapse in 2014, with the invasion and subsequent occupation of the state capital by forces loyal to former President Alt Abdullah Saleh. Drawing from the above this paper makes an assessment oft he lingering conflict in Yemen and the intervention of Saudi Arabia and how it has impacted the entire region. The main objective of the paper is to underscore the impact the conflict has on the Middle-Eastern region. The paper adopts the qualitative method of analysis, it finds that the war in Yemen was primarily ignited by the trajectory of domestic instability and further escalated by regional and international interests. It concludes and recommends amongst other that there is the need to halt the altercation and resume political discussions in a bid to reach a dialogue, and thatf urther . militarization of the region will bring hardship and suffering to the people.