in response and to further the control of money in the north, the houthis started to compile lists of employees of international aid orgs, ngos, etc, 'sacking'and punishing their staff, and replacing them with people loyal to the houtis.Earlier on in the year the PLC tried to put economical pressure on the houthis by ordering all banks located in houthi controlled areas (inc islamic and private banks) to move their headquarters to Aden.
There were several reasons for this - to even out the discrepancy of the rial between the north and the south and to bleed the houthis of fiscal recourses and means to trade internationally were probably the main ones.
It's worth remembering that the houthis are not strapped for cash and have managed tokeepp the value of the rial fairly stable, compared to the south.
Many banks did not comply with this order and refused to move, which was answered with imposed sanctions by the plc, which in term were largely ignored by banks and other trade orgs.
This order by the plc was widely criticised by traders via businesses all the way up ti the UN as it was seen as unfair, cruel and counter-productive in terms of aid distribution and fiscal flow.
The decision was reversed yesterday, allowing the houthis to work more independently from the south and controlling big chunks of the banking sector.
Another step towards a 2 state solution?
Yemeni Government Cancels Economic Measures Against Houthis
Aden (South24)Earlier today, the internationally recognized Yemeni government canceled the recent economic decisions against the Houthis, including ...south24.net
Another environmental disaster in the makingFires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Fires have broken on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week. The vessel now appears to be adrift in the Red Sea.apnews.com
According to the quoted post (use google translate) it is being alleged that Russia supplied the Houthis with the technology to manufacture and launch a hypersonic missile this being the one that evaded Israeli defence systems:
The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi group, the US defence chief has said.
US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers conducted “precision strikes” against five underground weapons storage locations, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
The strikes hit “hardened” underground facilities used to store weapons components of the kind used by the Houthis to target civilian and military vessels in the region, Austin said.