Two months after the signature of the Riyadh Agreement between Yemen’s internationally recognised government (IRG) and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), what is the situation on the ground? Coming 13 months after that of the UN-Sponsored Stockholm Agreement, it is appropriate to assess and compare their achievements, particularly as both were publicised as major steps forward in bringing the Yemeni war to a conclusion and seem to be facing similar fates.