In 2015, the United Arab Emirates mobilised with its Saudi allies to spearhead a military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, in what was marketed as a quick in-and-out job that would see the internationally recognised government restored after the rebel coup. The ongoing war, which pits the Houthis against the government and its Gulf allies, has killed some 100,000 people since 2014 and brought the impoverished country to famine ...