After a year of political unrest in Yemen, Gulf countries have resolved the Yemeni crisis. They have convinced Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to his vice president, a move which has ushered in a new dawn for the country. The deafening sounds of conflict have fallen silent in Yemen after Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was elected president in a no-contest election, he being the sole candidate for the presidency. The voting was done in an atmosphere of reconciliation. Despite fierce conflicts between the regime and the Yemeni people and calls for secession from parts of the country, the initiative of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has averted the threat of a civil war in Yemen. With the GCC's perfect formulation and the Kingdom's major role in resolving the Yemeni crisis, the unrest has eased and has put to rest apprehension that the country might be torn by civil strife. The wisdom of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was a major contribution in ending the conflict, which could have been exacerbated by the ghost of tribalism that had been resurrected amid the calls for secession. The election of Hadi has cast a ray of hope upon the political and economic reconstruction of Yemen. Will the peace hold? Will stability come to the country which has been rocked by the Arab Spring? That is what we all hope. A stable Yemen will benefit the region. __
