Houthi militants, in police uniform, stand outside the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Sanaa January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
RIYADH (Reuters) - The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighbour Yemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and provide a glimpse as to whether his approach to hotspots in a fragmenting region will differ from that of his late brother.
Yemen is at risk of breaking up with the ascent of the Houthi movement, a group whose main strategic alliance is with Riyadh's great regional foe Iran, in a country also home to Sunni al Qaeda's most active affiliate. [ID:nL6N0V402K]
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