During the Persian Gulf War the newly unified Yemen under Ali Abdullah Saleh aligned with Saddam Hussein and declined to contribute to the war effort against his invasion of Kuwait. As a result, Saudi Arabia and other states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cut aid to Yemen and expelled hundreds of thousands of Yemeni workers from their countries. This led to an economic crisis and severely disrupted the transition to full unification.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style