[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Head of the puppet government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, Maeen Abdul-Malik, has on Tuesday ratified an agreement to hand over the fuel sector in Yemen...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
to Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, as part of a Saudi plan to acquire vital sectors in the south and east of the country.
During his meeting with the ministers of Finance and Oil and Minerals, the puppet Prime Minister demanded to quickly sign the agreement that grants the so-called "Saudi Reconstruction Program" the right to govern the Oil Derivatives Purchase Support Fund, according to southern media.
The agreement grants the Saudi program the right to import and sell fuel to the local market in Yemen.
Although the agreement was put forward years ago and was not decided upon by Maeen Abdul-Malik, his approval nevertheless coincided with news on Saudi Arabia’s approval to remove him from power.
Observers see that is as an attempt by Maeen Abdul-Malik to turn the tables on his opponents in the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and the businessman Ahmed al-Essa, who has been leading opposition against the Saudi-led puppet government.