YEMEN CRISIS Flashcards

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where is Yemen located and who are its neighbours?

A

WESTERN ASIA ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

SAUDI ARABIA- NORTH ; OMAN- NORTHEAST
ERITREA , DJIBOUTI , SOMALILAND AND SOMALIA

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YEMEN CAPITAL AND PRIME MINISTER AND OFFICIAL CURRENCY?

A

CAPITAL - SANAA
PM- MAEEN ABDUL MALIK SAEED
CURRENCY- YEMENI RIAL

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SAUDI ARABIA ______ IN ASIA
IS IT BORDERED BY WHICH ALL NATIONS?

_____ SEPARATES SAUDI ARABIA FROM EGYPT?

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Arabian peninsula - 5 th largest country and 2 largest country in Arab world .

Red Sea, Jordan , Iraq , Kuwait , Persian gulf , Qatar , use , Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south

gulf of Aqaba

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saudi arabia capital , home to which 2 cities in islam? who is the crown prince and the currency ?

A

riyadh
Mecca and Medina
mohammed bin salman al saud
Saudi riyal

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WHAT IS THE CURRENT YEMEN CRISIS?

A

HOUTHIS CAPTURING THE CAPITAL OF YEMEN WHICH WAS INTERVENED BY SAUDI HAS LED TO SEVERAL ATTACKS

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WHO ARE HOUTHIS AND WHO IS ITS LEADER?

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1990 FOUNDED; LEADER: HUSSEIN BADREDDIN AL-HOUTHI ( YEMEN SHIA MAJORITY)

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UAE AND SAUDI CAMPAING STARTED IN _____?

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2015 TO STOP THE HOTHI CONFLICT

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DURING THE CONFLICT OF ARAB SPRING IN 2011 WHICH AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT WAS REMOVED AND HANDED OVER TO WHOM?

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ALI ABDULLAH SALEH ; ABDRABBUH MASOUR HADI

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