In light of the Arab-Israeli normalization, pressure is increasing on Lebanon to join the bandwagon. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is currently playing the role of a spectator, while the United States is working on its plan to implement a theory shared by Washington and Riyadh: "Let the country collapse so that we rebuild it without Hezbollah."
Former Yemeni President Abde Rabbo Mansour Hadi announced last week the formation of a new power-sharing government, in accordance with the terms of the so-called Riyadh Agreement jointly signed with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in November last year. While the Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed the formation of a government falsely claiming that it includes all components of the Yemeni spectrum, the main excluded Yemeni political block Ansarullah declared that this government is a failed attempt at gathering those dispersed outside the country.