“A presidential panel has agreed to transform Yemen into a six-region federation as part of its political transition, state news agency Saba announced Monday. ‘The final approval’ on creating a ‘federal state of six regions’ came at a meeting of the committee, headed by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and including representatives of Yemen’s main parties, Saba said.”
Source: Yemen to become six-region federation | GulfNews.com