Yemen was a hybrid regime, and why is Yemen so unstable?

Foreign intervention. In 2011 Yemenis began to protest against the dictatorship of Ali Abdullah Saleh , Saudi Arabia used the protests as a way to pressure Saleh into leaving office and having his deputy, Abdrabbuh Hadi replace him. read more

At the same time, Iran began to encourage and arm the Houthis as both Iran & Saudi Arabia refused to lose in Yemen. This started and prolonged the civil war in Yemen which has now seen Yemen become an unstable failed state. read more

Living in Yemen is very difficult and hard, although Yemenis are great people and VERY welcoming, there's no electricity, fuel and the prices went high after the recent political situation. Women have absolutely no freedom there, it's better than Saudi Arabia for women but the situation there is very messed up and I wouldn't recommend living there.. read more

Indeed, it has numerous reasons for concern: Iran’s growing clout in the region; the development of a Shia movement in Yemen; the import of a Shia –Sunni civil war into Saudi Arabia; and wider border instabilities. Yemen allegedly received $10 million per month in 2007 from Saudi Arabia during the war. read more