Yemen's federal plan a bold idea, but many hurdles remain


  • World
  • Sunday, 23 Feb 2014

DUBAI (Reuters) - The ink was barely dry on President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi's plan to stabilise chaotic Yemen before the objections started pouring in.

Leader of a nation seemingly on the brink of breakdown for years, Hadi had hoped he could appease rival political groups by creating a federal state of six regions that would give each more say over political, social, economic and security affairs.

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