The Emirati newspaper Al-Arab said that the selection of Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as prime minister reflects his connection to the path of political settlement, which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown a great desire to achieve in Yemen.
According to the newspaper, the change was met by the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad. Alimi was at the head of the government, and Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak was appointed Prime Minister to succeed Maeen Abdulmalik. There was a state of apathy within the areas under the control of legitimacy, whose residents suffer from difficult living conditions that require changing more than simply changing government officials and maintaining the policies that led to those conditions.

The newspaper said that Yemeni politicians and opinion leaders view the removal of Abdul-Malik and his replacement with Ben Mubarak, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in his government, as an urgent measure to absorb the growing state of popular anger in the areas subject to change, given the authority of Al-Alimi and the government affiliated with it. They underestimated the ability of the new Prime Minister to change the conditions that created a state of severe tension in the legitimate areas, which was expressed in labor strikes in protest against inflation, high prices, scarcity of basic materials, and tribal sit-ins demanding a reduction in fuel prices.

They said that the selection of Ben Mubarak, who previously held the positions of Secretary-General of the National Dialogue Conference and Secretary-General of the Constitution Drafting Committee, may not necessarily be linked to the desire to develop government performance, improve living conditions and upgrade service facilities, as much as it is linked to the path of the political settlement that will be achieved. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown a great desire to accomplish this in Yemen.

They consider that the extensive network of relations that Bin Mubarak has woven with various political forces qualifies him, from Riyadh’s point of view, to lead the process of moving towards the expected peaceful solution to the Yemeni conflict. They point to the strength of Saudi influence in shaping the current legitimate authority and directing its policies, describing Bin Mubarak as a “man of reconciliation” who can be relied upon to bridge the gap between political forces that differ greatly in their goals and orientations, and which are expected to form the pillars of the desired political solution.